Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Delanney

BLEIL, Justice.

In Southwestern Bell Telephone Company’s appeal from a judgment on a verdict finding that it negligently damaged Eugene Delanney, Southwestern Bell raises issues concerning the questions asked of the jury, the denial of its motions for a directed verdict and a new trial, the enforceability of a contractual limitation and the sufficiency of the evidence. We find no error affecting the trial court’s judgment and affirm.

Delanney operated Delanney & Associates, a real estate firm in Galveston, which had successfully advertised in Southwestern Bell’s Yellow Pages. In April of 1980,…