Legal Opinion
Warren v. New York Telephone Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided July 21, 1972PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBentley Kassal, J.
This action was begun in April, 1971 in the Small Claims Court by the plaintiff pro se to recover the *795sum of $300 from the New York Telephone Company for damages resulting from its failure to provide plaintiff with proper service. The claim is essentially for the value of 61% hours of plaintiff’s time spent waiting — waiting, for instance, to obtain a dial tone, to complete a call or to obtain assistance from company personnel — which plaintiff logged over an eight-month period beginning January 1,1970. There is no claim of damage to business or for interruption of service (telephone out of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. AngeloNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Meyerson v. New York Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1971
- Carlson Construction Co. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1964
- Driscoll v. New York Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1972
3Cited by6 opinions
- Jeffries v. Glacier State Telephone Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1979
- Hoenig v. Texas Commerce Bank, N.A., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
- Hunter v. General Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Federal Insurance v. Honeywell, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Kleartone Transparent Products Co. v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
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