Legal Opinion
Warren v. New York Telephone Co.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided June 18, 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBentley Kassal, J.
This is an action in the Small Claims Court by a telephone subscriber to recover the sum of $300 from *349the New York Telephone Company for damages resulting from the ‘ ‘ failure to provide proper service ’ ’. The amount represents the time plaintiff claims he expended during the 8-month period from January through August, 1970, as a result of the poor service provided him for his telephone. As part of the proof, he detailed a total of 61% hours which he figured at an hourly rate of $5.00.
Among the various time-consuming items which he listed were:
Waiting for a dial tone, operators to answer,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. GroganNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- People v. AngeloNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Hamilton Employment Service, Inc. v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Weld v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Emery v. Rochester Telephone Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1936
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. CCT Communications, Inc. (In Re CCT Communications, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- Abraham v. New York Telephone Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1976
- Lee v. Consolidated Edison Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1978
- New York Telephone Co. v. Public Service CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Held v. New York Telephone Co.Civil Court of the City of New York · 1973
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