Southwestern Bell Tel. Co. v. Texas State Optical

WALKER, Justice.

This proceeding is a suit to compel the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to list the name of a telephone subscriber under a heading in the classified section of the telephone directory issued in Port Arthur, Texas.

The plaintiffs are the appellees. They are Dr. N. Jay Rogers and Dr. S. J. Rogers. They are licensed optometrists and practice their profession as a partnership, of which they are the sole members. This partnership is also engaged in business as opticians. To this partnership plaintiffs have given the trade name “Texas State Optical”, and they have operated their…