Legal Opinion
Elkin v. Bell Tel. Co. of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 11, 1980No. 81PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
This litigation began on December 7, 1971. Studio Photographers, Inc. (Studio), assignor to Irving Elkin, the appellant, filed a four-count complaint in trespass in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County against the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania (Bell), appellee. The first count alleged Bell negligently failed to furnish Studio “reasonable, rapid and efficient service” with respect to three wide-area telephone service (“WATS”) lines. Count two was based on Bell’s alleged deliberate refusal to furnish Studio with adequate directory assistance information…
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