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New York Supreme Court, 1980

Denmark v. New York Telephone Co.

Denmark v. New York Telephone Co.
New York Supreme Court · Decided January 11, 1980
103 Misc. 2d 1055; 442 N.Y.S.2d 963; 1980 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 2252

Counsel

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL, George E. Ashley, Frank R. Natoli and Michael J. Toolan for appellant.

Denmark v. New York Telephone Co.

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Judgment unanimously reversed, without costs, and complaint dismissed.

The mistakes committed by the Telephone Company employees in disconnecting plaintiffs telephone did not reach the *1056level of gross negligence or willful misconduct required to create liability under the tariff provisions filed with the New York Public Service Commission. (Hamilton Employment Serv. v New York Tel. Co., 253 NY 468; Long Is. Cent. Sta. v New York Tel. Co., 54 AD2d 893; Warren v New York Tel. Co., 70 Misc 2d 794; Eisner v New York Tel. Co., 67 Misc 2d 506; see, also, 58A NY Jur, Telecommunications, §§ 63, 64.)

Concur: Buschmann, P. J., Kirsch and Jones, JJ.

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