Legal Opinion

Brooks Shoe Manufacturing Co. v. United Telephone Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided January 6, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-5250PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FULLAM, District Judge.

The duly filed tariffs of United Telephone Company provide, in Tariff 6(a):

“Existing customers or applicants whose credit rating is or becomes unsatisfactory are required to make a deposit as security for payment of future bills when required to do so by the telephone company.”

On or about September 1, 1981, having experienced some difficulty over a lengthy period in collecting its telephone bills from one of its subscribers, Brooks Shoe Manufacturing Company, Inc., United invoked this tarifi provision, and notified Brooks that it would be required to…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re the Atlanta Times, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1966
  2. Walter D. Sanders, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Atlanta Times, Inc., Bankrupt v. National Acceptance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. In the Matter of Muntz Tv Inc., Debtors. Jay Milin and Sara Milin v. C. Wylie Allen, Floyd G. Dana and Robert Friedlander, Trustees of Muntz Tv Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
  4. Griffith v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. (In Re Voight)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1982
  5. Brooks Shoe Manufacturing Co. v. United Telephone Co. (In Re Naudain, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. TM Carlton House Partners v. Career Planners, Inc. (In Re TM Carlton House Partners, Ltd.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. In Re Village Craftsman, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1993
  4. Aspen Data Graphics, Inc. v. Boulton (In Re Aspen Data Graphics, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Westinghouse Electric Corp. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986

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