Tully v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action commenced before justice of the peace. Appeal from the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edsar Eldredse, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Willis
delivered the opinion of the court.
Thomas Tully brought suit before a justice of the peace of LaSalle county against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover for the loss of prospective profits claimed to have been sustained by failure to deliver a telegram, and obtained judgment. The company appealed to the Circuit Court of said county, and Tully there obtained a verdict for $197. A motion for a new trial was overruled, judgment was entered on the verdict, and the company prosecutes this further appeal.
In October, 1905, appellee was engaged in the fruit…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Sisson v. Cleveland & Toledo RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1866
- Kost v. BenderMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
- Smith v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1885
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Carpenter v. First National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Bushnell v. CurtisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1925
- Draper v. Minneapolis-Moline, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
- Pfiester v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1917