Legal Opinion
Dfw Metro Line Services, a Texas Partnership v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., a Missouri Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1990No. 89-1835PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Per curiam
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Plaintiff/appellant DFW Metro Line Services (DFW) offers a form of telephone service (flat-rate calling between Dallas and Fort Worth, sometimes called “metro service”) that is also offered by Southwestern Bell (Bell). 1 As part of the equipment for its metro service, DFW uses telephone lines that it leases from Bell. DFW filed suit for injunctive relief or damages after Bell, on June 8, 1989, informed DFW that Bell would discontinue its line leasing to DFW unless DFW began paying Bell much higher monthly rates reflecting “access charges”. 2
Bell’s stated reason for requiring DFW to pay…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Parker v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- California Retail Liquor Dealers Assn. v. Midcal Aluminum, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Mississippi Power & Light Co. & Mississippi Public Service Commission v. United Gas Pipe Line Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Southern Motor Carriers Rate Conference, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Jack Kahn Music Co., Inc. v. Baldwin Piano & Organ CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Intergraph Corporation v. Intel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1999
- Bruce Penny and James Penny v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Healthpoint, Ltd. v. Stratus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 2001
- Johnson Controls, Inc. v. GuidryDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2010
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