Legal Opinion
Cullinane v. Potomac Electric Power Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1959No. 2224PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant Katherine Varden telephoned appellee in November 1954 and requested that electricity be furnished to a certain home located in the District of Columbia. Appellee agreed and service was instituted promptly. She also asked that all bills be sent to a specified address in nearby Alexandria, Virginia.
Appellee has adopted various rules and regulations governing service which are on file with, and approved by, the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia. 1 These rules provide, among other things, that in order to obtain service a customer must…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Hazel B. McTighe v. New England Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Wilkinson v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Hischemoeller v. National Ice & Cold Storage Co.California Supreme Court · 1956
- Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. MinerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1956
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Williams v. GerstenfeldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Banerjee v. RobertsDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
- Citizens Gas & Coke Utility v. WellsIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
- Jones v. ThompsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Washington Gas Light Company v. Aetna Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
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