Seagroatt Floral Co. v. New York Telephone Co.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, entered March 12, 1979 in Albany County, upon a verdict rendered at a Trial Term, in favor of plaintiff. This is an action for money damages allegedly sustained by plaintiff as the result of an interruption in telephone service at its place of business. The record reveals that on January 11, 1977 at approximately 8:30 a.m., plaintiff, engaged in marketing cut flowers, experienced an interruption in its telephone service. Defendant was immediately notified and service was partially restored at about 11:15 a.m. and fully restored between one and two…