Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. Clay
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
E. Bradley Clay sued The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia for damages alleged to have been suffered because the company-breached its contract to furnish reference of telephone calls after a change in the location and number of his business telephone. The District Court’s order granting summary judgment to the Telephone Company was reversed by this court and the case was remanded. 1
At the ensuing trial, the district judge’s charge to the jury defined nominal damages as “the minimum amount…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Southern Express Co. v. ByersSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Connelly v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Clay v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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- Ronald Magnett v. Joseph Pelletier, William Rhodes, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
- Sheila Payne, Next Best Friend of Franklin Payne, a Minor v. Government of the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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