Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Riggs
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Charles E. Ashe, Judge. Suit by H. P. Riggs against the South-' western Telegraph & Telephone Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant" appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLane, J.
This suit was brought hy ap-pellee, H. P. Riggs, against appellant, the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone' Company, to recover damages in the-sum of $1,-500.20.
Among many other things, appellee, Riggs, in substance alleges that on the 12th day of July, 1917, for the consideration of the sum of $4 paid by him to the telephone company, said company contracted with him to place a telephone in his residence and to give him local, telephone service for-the term of two months from said 12th day of July, 1917; that notwithstanding said contract, and payment made by him, tlje telephone company…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cumberland Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. HobartMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
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