1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.
  4. 264 Wis.
  5. 264 Wis. 238 (1953)
 

CHRISTENSON & ARNDT, INC. v. WISCONSIN TEL. CO.

264 Wis. 238 (1953)

CHRISTENSON & ARNDT, INC., and others, Appellants, vs. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

June 2, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief by Corrigan & Corrigan of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Thomas M. Corrigan.

For the respondent there was a brief by George A. Hartman, Robert G. Hartman, and Leo C. Hartman, all of Juneau, and oral argument by Leo C. Hartman.

BROADFOOT, J.

The defendant relies upon the "privity of contract" rule, and cites several cases from other jurisdictions that uphold the rule. Illustrative of these cases is that of Mentzer v. New England Telephone & Tel. Co. 276 Mass. 478, 177 N. E. 549, which appears with an annotation in 78 A. L. R. 654. Under those cases the duty of a telephone company has been limited to its agreement to place its subscribers in communication with one another by affording...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases