Legal Opinion
duPont Glore Forgan Inc. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 23, 1977No. 73 Civil 2447PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.
Plaintiffs commenced this class action to recover communications excise taxes which they allege were overcollected by defendants, acting as statutory collecting agents for the government. The plaintiffs are users of “Centrex” systems, 1 a form of telephone service used primarily by businesses and other large organizations, which permits communication between different telephones within one office as well as outside communications. The defendants are the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. (“AT&T”) and twenty-three affiliated operating companies. The…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Flora v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Memphis Cotton Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by22 opinions
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