Legal Opinion
Abraham v. New York Telephone Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided February 24, 1976PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRichard W. Wallach, J.
This is an action brought by an investor businessman to recover damages from the telephone company (Company) for interruptions and breakdowns in service to his home in December, 1968, and intermittently thereafter.
At the outset of this nonjury trial plaintiff moved to dismiss the fourth and fifth affirmative defenses contained in defendant’s supplemental answer as a matter of law. The fourth defense alleges that defendant performed its services of furnishing, repairing and maintaining plaintiffs telephone service in good faith and without malice. The fifth defense sets up the schedule or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- People Ex Rel. Municipal Gas Co. v. Public Service CommissionNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Weld v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Beauchamp v. New York City Housing AuthorityNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Atkin Wright & Miles v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1985
- Singer Co., Link Simulation Systems Division v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1989
- Porr v. NYNEX Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Lee v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1978
- Pilot Industries v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1979
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