Legal Opinion
Pride v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided September 17, 1964No. 18260PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, Justice.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages which allegedly resulted from the negligent and willful acts of the defendant in incorrectly listing plaintiff’s address and telephone numbers in an advertisement, or classified ad, purchased by him in the yellow pages of defendant’s telephone directory. The plaintiff is a dentist and it is alleged that the address and telephone numbers shown under his name in the advertisement were not only incorrect, but were those of another dentist. The advertisement in question was published by the defendant pursuant to a written…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Miller's Mut. Fire Ins. Ass'n of Alton, Ill. v. ParkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
- Smith v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1962
- Mitchell v. Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1957
- Murray v. the Texas Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934
- Mayfield v. Southern Ry.—Carolina DivisionSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Discount Fabric House of Racine, Inc. v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- McClure Engineering Associates, Inc. v. Reuben H. Donnelley Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1983
- Gas House, Inc. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Pinnacle Computer Services, Inc. v. Ameritech Publishing, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Pigman v. Ameritech Publishing, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
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