BILLINGS v. ATKINSON

No. 15754.

471 S.W.2d 908 (1971)

Lloyd BILLINGS, Appellant, v. Norman E. ATKINSON et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied October 7, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald G. Byrnes, Houston, Jack M. Finley, Gladewater, for appellant.

James M. Shatto, Alex Guevara, Jr., Sears & Burns, Houston (Will Sears, Houston, of counsel), for appellee, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.


PEDEN, Justice.

Suit for actual and exemplary damages filed by Lloyd Billings against Norman E. Atkinson and his former employer, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, for Atkinson's having allegedly installed or repaired a wire tap device on the telephone line at Billings' home. The cause was tried before a jury. At the close of the plaintiff's evidence, the trial judge granted a Telephone Company motion to withdraw the case from the jury and render judgment in its...

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