Harbaugh v. Citizens Telephone Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; McDonald, J. Case by Verde D. Harbaugh, doing business as the Electric Service Company, against the Citizens Telephone Company, a corporation, for the breach of a telephone contract. Judgment for defendant upon a verdict directed by the court. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff in this case declares against defendant “of a plea of trespass on the case.” He charges in his declaration that the defendant is the owner and proprietor of a telephone exchange in the city of Grand Rapids; that on the 15th day of October, 1914, he entered into a contract with said defendant for one year’s service of a business telephone at the rate of $36 per *423year, to be paid in quarterly installments in advance. The rent was paid to January 1, 1915. ' The contract provides:
“The subscriber agrees that if he does not make said quarterly payment at the company’s office on or before…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Rich v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Carmichael v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
- Cumberland Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. HobartMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Glawson v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Church v. Anti-Kalsomine Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1898
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- Allen v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- Michael Holodnak v. Avco Corporation, Avco-Lycoming Division, Stratford, Connecticut,defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Phillips v. Butterball Farms Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1995
- Valentine v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1972
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