Freedom Finance Co. v. New York Tel. Co.

• Decision Date: 11 December 1967
• Citation: 285 N.Y.S.2d 163,29 A.D.2d 545
• Parties: , 72 P.U.R.3d 112 FREEDOM FINANCE CO., Inc., Respondent, v. NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO., Appellant.
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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285 N.Y.S.2d 163

29 A.D.2d 545, 72 P.U.R.3d 112

FREEDOM FINANCE CO., Inc., Respondent, v.NEW YORK TELEPHONE CO., Appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.

Dec. 11, 1967.

Before BELDOCK, P.J., and CHRIST, BRENNAN, RABIN and HOPKINS, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

In an action to enjoin defendant from discontinuing the telephone number of plaintiff, a licensed money lender, which number (GI--8--3633), transposed to letters on the telephone dial, spells GIVEMEE, defendant appeals from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County, dated January 30, 1967, as denied its cross motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Order reversed insofar as appealed from, with $30 costs and disbursements, and cross motion granted, with $10 costs.

As against defendant, plaintiff had no proprietary and legal right to retain its present number (cf.Matter of Goldman v. New York Tel. Co., 50 Misc.2d 309, 270 N.Y.S.2d 528;Slenderella Systems of Berkeley v. Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co., 2 Cir., 286 F.2d 488, 490).Plaintiff's contentions that, as applied to it, defendant's pertinent rules, regulations and threatened action are arbitrary, unreasonable and without authority under the pertinent statutes or regulations on file with...