Legal Opinion
Sharple v. Airtouch Cellular of Georgia, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 27, 2001No. A01A0139PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Marlane Sharpie brought this class action suit against AirTouch Cellular of Georgia, Inc. alleging that AirTouch’s form contract for subscribing customers does not authorize AirTouch to always round up partial minutes when it bills for cellular usage. Sharpie alleges that AirTouch’s billing technique results in millions of dollars of overcharges.
In January 1997, Sharpie contracted with AirTouch for cellular telephone service. The form contract provides that AirTouch would charge Sharpie $14 per month plus usage fees of “460/Min” during peak time and “290/Min” during…
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- Harriet Alicke v. MCI Communications CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Dorsey v. ClementsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
- Wood v. FRANK GRAHAM COMPANYCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
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