Southwestern Bell Telephone v. Carter

This action was instituted by appel-lee against appellants to- recover special'damages which he alleged he sustained by failure of appellants to complete a long distance telephone call placed by him at Pocahontas, Arkansas, for Mr. Reed of the Reed Harlin Grocery Company, West Plains, Missouri, -by which he .intended to cancel a contract for the sale of flour theretofore made. The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: appellee, a resident of Pocahontas, is engaged in the brokerage business, buying and selling flour and feed, and does á considerable portion of his business by telephone,…