SOUTH-WEST UTILITIES, INC. v. S. CENT. BELL TEL. CO.

No. 10786.

339 So.2d 425 (1976)

SOUTH-WEST UTILITIES, INC. v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Due, Baton Rouge, of counsel, for South-West Utilities.

Victor A. Sachse, Baton Rouge, Herschel L. Abbott, Jr., New Orleans, of counsel for South Central Bell and Murray C. Fincher.

William Sneirson, New York City, of counsel for Western Elec. Co.

Clarence M. Dunnaville, New York City, of counsel for Am. Tel. & Tel. Co.

Thomas W. Moore, Birmingham, Ronald W. Tweedel, James W. Hammett, New Orleans, of counsel for South Central Bell.

Before SARTAIN, CHIASSON and EDWARDS, JJ.


SARTAIN, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this appeal from judgment of the trial court sustaining defendants' plea of prematurity directed at the jurisdiction of the court to entertain plaintiff's claim without prior resort to the Louisiana Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Commission.) We reverse for reasons stated herein.

The petition filed by plaintiff Southwest Utilities initiating this action shows plaintiff to be an interconnect company...

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