Legal Opinion
Discount Fabric House of Racine, Inc. v. Wisconsin Telephone Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1984No. 82-350PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSteinmetz, J.
The issue in the case is whether the relief from liability provision in the Wisconsin Telephone Company’s yellow pages advertising contract is unconscionable and unenforceable as against the public policy of this state.
Edward C. Flatten and his wife, Oryne, have operated a drapery and fabric business in Racine since 1968. They incorporated in 1974 as Discount Fabric House of Racine, Inc. and in 1976 started doing business as The Inside Look, a division of Discount Fabric House of Racine, Inc. They had been listed yearly in the Racine yellow pages and regularly had one display advertisement in…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Wirth v. EhlyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Allen v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- Wille v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1976
- Nunnemacher v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
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