Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Greer

This action was originally brought before a justice of the peace under a warrant stating the cause of action to be “for failure to promptly and properly, send and ■deliver a certain telegram.” There was a judgment rendered against the company by the justice of the peace, and from this judgment an appeal was prosecuted to the ■circuit court. In that court a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff below for $200, and from this latter judgment the company prayed and obtained an appeal to this court.

The facts, so far as necessary to be stated, are as follows :

In January, 1905, the…