Section 93. Liability for loss or damage caused by violation of this chapter

In case any telegraph  corporation  or  telephone  corporation
  shall  do  or  cause  to be done or permit to be done any act, matter or
  thing prohibited, forbidden or declared to be unlawful, or shall omit to
  do any act, matter or other thing required to be done, either by law  of
  the state of New York by this chapter or by any order of the commission,
  such  telegraph  corporation or telephone corporation shall be liable to
  the person or corporation affected  thereby  for  all  loss,  damage  or
  injury  caused thereby or resulting therefrom and in case of recovery if
  the court shall find that such act or omission was willful it may in its
  discretion fix a reasonable counsel or attorney's fee, which  fee  shall
  be  taxed  and collected as a part of the costs in the action. An action
  to recover for such loss, damage or injury may be brought in  any  court
  of competent jurisdiction by any such person or corporation.