Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Allen
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Cass County; P. A. Turner, Judge. Action by T. Allen against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
HODGES, J:
This appeal is from a judgment rendered in the court below in favor of the appellee against the appellant for damages for breach of a contract.
Omitting formal parts, the petition is, in substance, as follows: It is alleged: That on March 10, 1908, the plaintiff, Allen, entered into a contract with the defendant by which it agreed to furnish him a telephone instrument in his residence at Springdale, Tex., “and telephone service to and at Queen City, for a consideration of fifty cents .per' month,” the plaintiff and a number of other subscribers having agreed to erect a private line…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. BelcherTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Bourland v. Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1906
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RichardsonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Daniel v. W. U. Tel. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1884
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HiceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1926
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WallerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WallerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917