General Telephone Co. v. Hiers

Beasley, Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Mrs. Hiers filed the present action alleging that defendant-appellant telephone company negligently caused her husband’s death by not restoring home telephone service as requested. She contends that her inability to immediately call for medical attention was the proximate cause of her husband’s death.

Defendant moved for summary judgment which was denied, and we granted defendant’s application for interlocutory review.

On December 28,1983 Mrs. Hiers contacted defendant to arrange pre-wiring of telephone service for a newly purchased home, explaining that her…