DENMARK v. N Y TEL CO

Full title: BEN DENMARK, Doing Business as STAR LIMOUSINE, Respondent, v. NEW YORK…

Court: Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department

Date published: Jan 11, 1980

103 Misc. 2d 1055 (N.Y. App. Term 1980)

442 N.Y.S.2d 963

Opinion

January 11, 1980

Appeal from the Civil Court of the City of New York, Small Claims Part, Kings County, BERNARD KLIEGER, J.

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

MEMORANDUM.

Judgment unanimously reversed, without costs, and complaint dismissed.

The mistakes committed by the Telephone Company employees in disconnecting plaintiff's telephone did not reach the level 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 N.Y. 468; Long Is. Cent. Sta. v New York Tel. Co., 54 A.D.2d 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., HIRSCH and JONES, JJ.