Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Bank of Spencer
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 11, 1916No. 5900PublishedCited by 22 opinions
Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; W. R. Taylor, Judge. Action by the Bank of Spencer, Oklahoma, against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.
The Bank of Spencer, which will be referred to as “plaintiff,” sued the Western Union Telegraph Company, hereinafter referred to as “defendant,” in the district court of Oklahoma county, for damages for negligently and carelessly failing to transmit and deliver to plaintiff a telegram as follows:
“Texline, Texas, Julv 24, To Bank of Spencer, Spencer, Okla. Hardin Check fifteen hundred five dollars unpaid, we are remitting you eight hundred twenty-six and 2-100 dollars for his account.
“Bank of Texline.”
The plaintiff alleged that said telegram as transmitted and delivered was made to read…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by22 opinions
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