Legal Opinion
Allen v. General Telephone Co. of Northwest, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 17, 1978No. 2276-3PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
Plaintiff, Gordon K. Allen, sued defendant, General Telephone Company, for damages representing the loss of business profits resulting from defendant's failure to list Allen's business in the yellow pages of its telephone directory for the year 1975-76. The trial court awarded Mr. Allen damages in the sum of $2,610.36. Defendant appeals.
The sole issue is whether the disclaimer of liability set forth in the defendant's filed tariff schedule is valid and binding on the defendant's customers. There is no prior Washington case on point.
The defendant is a public utility and, as such, its "rates,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Schroeder v. Fageol Motors, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1975
- Allen v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- Warner v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1968
- Gas House, Inc. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Hazel B. McTighe v. New England Telephone and Telegraph CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by27 opinions
- City of Auburn v. Qwest Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Atkin Wright & Miles v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1985
- General Telephone Co. of the Northwest, Inc. v. City of BothellWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- ELEC. SEC. SYSTEMS v. Southern BellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Atkin, Wright & Miles, CharteredUtah Supreme Court · 1984
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