Affiliated Professional Services v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case both the trial court and the Court of Appeals upheld an exculpatory clause in a contract between appellants and appellees with respect to advertising in the “yellow pages” of a telephone directory.

Appellants, an association of psychologists and social workers, contracted for listings in the classified advertising section of the 1979 Knoxville telephone directory. Their listing was omitted from the “yellow pages,” and they filed suit for damages based upon negligence and breach of contract. Appellees, the telephone company and its local soliciting and…