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JOHNSON v. GENERAL TEL. CO. OF SOUTHEAST

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244 S.C. 182 (1964)

135 S.E.2d 854

Mrs. Rita JOHNSON, Respondent, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST, Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

April 17, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Nelson, Mullins, Grier & Scarborough, of Columbia, and Weinberg & Weinberg, of Sumter, for Appellant.

Messrs. Nash & Wilson, of Sumter, for Respondent.

April 17, 1964.

BRAILSFORD, Justice.

This is an action by Rita Johnson, a telephone subscriber, for damages for the alleged wrongful discontinuance of telephone service to her residence. Verdict was for plaintiff and the defendant, General Telephone Company of the Southeast, has appealed, assigning as error the refusal of its motion for a direct verdict.

The factual background of the controversy is that in May, 1962, one Ida Whetzel, a guest in plaintiff...

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