Johnson v. GENERAL TEL. CO. OF SOUTHEAST

Brailsford, Justice.

This is an action by Rita Johnson, a telephone subscriber, for damages for the alleged wrongful discontinuance of telephone service to her residence. Verdict was for plaintiff and the defendant, General Telephone Company of the Southeast, has appealed, assigning as error the refusal of its motion for a direct verdict.

The factual background of the controversy is that in May, 1962, one Ida Whetzel, a guest in plaintiff’s home, made an unauthorized call to Okinawa from plaintiff’s telephone, and incurred charges amounting to $101.20, including tax. Plaintiff’s bill of June…