Legal Opinion

F. N. Roberts Corp. v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided October 4, 1974No. 49428PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Clark, Judge.

"Let your fingers do the walking” is a commercial jingle urging use of the yellow pages of telephone directories. That such classified sections are regarded as valuable by business is shown in the instant case.

Southern Bell sought judgment for $10,606.33 as being owed by F. N. Roberts Corp. on written contracts for advertising which defendant had placed in various telephone directories over a three-year period in the Atlanta area for defendant’s business operated as "F. N. Roberts Pest Control Company.” In answering the complaint defendant admitted making the contracts but…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Grasham v. Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
  2. Foster v. SikesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1947
  3. Robinson v. MurraySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
  4. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  5. Mitchell v. GayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1965

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Hines v. Good Housekeeping ShopCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1982
  2. Hospital Authority v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  3. Reliford v. Central of Georgia Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
  4. B. G. Sanders & Associates, Inc. v. CastellowCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  5. Smith v. GodfreyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980

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