Glawson v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from city court of Americus — Judge Crisp. September 23, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
Glawson, on behalf of himself and minor children, filed a petition seeking to recover damages from the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company on account of the death of his wife, alleged to have been occasioned through the defendant’s negligence. The trial court sustained a demurrer to the petition, and the case comes to this court on exception to this ruling.
The petition alleges, in substance, that the defendant is a telephone company engaged in the public service of operating telephone exchanges and long-distance telephone lines, and that it holds itself out as ready and willing to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chapman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Seifert v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. BeachCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
3Cited by15 opinions
- Young Men's Christian Assn. v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Harbaugh v. Citizens Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
- Barrett v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1922
- Bell v. SigalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FordCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1912
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