Legal Opinion

Holman v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Company

District Court, D. Kansas

Decided May 9, 1973No. Civ. A. KC-3085PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

O’CONNOR, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, two corporations and their principal stockholder, have filed this action for the alleged breach of contract or, alternatively, negligence of defendant telephone company in providing adequate intrastate telephone service in Kansas and Missouri. The matter is now before the court on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

Defendant’s main contention is that its liability herein is governed by tariffs filed with the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Missouri Public Service Commission. Plaintiffs do not dispute that said tariffs…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Warner v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
  2. State ex rel. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. District Court of the Second Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Wilkinson v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
  4. Blackburn v. ColvinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1963
  5. Wheeler Stuckey, Inc. v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.District Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1967

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Behrend v. Bell Telephone Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Abel Holding Co., Inc. v. American Dist. Tel.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1977
  3. Danisco Ingredients USA, Inc. v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1999
  4. Pigman v. Ameritech Publishing, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Tommy Helms and Ken Helms v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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