SOUTHERN NEVADA TELEPHONE CO. v. Christoffersen

OPINION

By the Court,

Thompson, J.:

Christoffersen commenced this action against Southern Nevada Telephone Company to recover the penalties provided by Ch. 274, Stats. Nev. 1913, contending that he had requested telephone service but none was furnished. The lower court found for Christoffersen and entered judgment against the telephone company for $2,040, from which judgment the latter has appealed.

The mentioned statute reads: “Section 1. Upon the application in writing of the owner or occupant of any building or premises located within a telephone exchange district distant not more than two…