Central New York Telephone and Telegraph Co. v. Averill

The plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of the State, maintaining and operating a telephonic system throughout Central New York. The defendants are proprietors of the Yates hotel in the city of Syracuse. On August 9, 1902, the plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendants by which it agreed to install a private telephone exchange throughout the defendants’ hotel connected with the plaintiff’s lines, with the appropriate switchboards, wires and tubing. In consideration of this agreement the defendants were to furnish certain space and accommodation for the…