Legal Opinion
Telescripps Cable Co. v. Welsh
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 22, 2000No. A00A1179PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pope, Presiding Judge.
Mark D. Welsh filed this class action against Telescripps Cable Company asserting that the late charge assessed by the company on overdue monthly payments was an unenforceable penalty under Georgia law.
Telescripps provided cable television service to portions of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Each subscriber to the service signed a Service Agreement, which stated that an unspecified late fee would be charged to a customer’s account if payment was not received by the due date. At the time they signed up for the service, Telescripps customers were provided with a rate card…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Gulf Life Insurance Co. v. FolsomSupreme Court of Georgia · 1986
- White v. RowlandSupreme Court of Georgia · 1881
- Swan Kang, Inc. v. Tae Sang Kang (Yi)Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
- Cotton v. Med-Cor Health Information Solutions, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
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