Legal Opinion
Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. of Va. v. Bles
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 21, 1978No. Record 761642PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
The question presented in this appeal is whether a public utility, which incorrectly quotes the cost of service and underbills a customer, is thereby estopped from collecting the undercharges.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia (C & P) filed a motion for judgment in the trial court against Marcus J. Bles to recover undercharges for telephone service provided Bles from August 19,1969, to October 1,1975. Bles filed grounds of defense alleging that he had been informed by C & P that the cost of the service which he desired would not exceed $21 per month, that if he had been…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Butler v. Bell Oil & Refining Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945
- Commonwealth ex. rel. Page Milling Co. v. Shenandoah River Light & Power Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1923
- W. S. Dickey Clay Manufacturing Company v. William H. Corder, D/B/A W. H. C. Trucking CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by19 opinions
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