Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Cowin & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1927No. 7584PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, District Judge.
Cowin & Co. brought this action against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover for damages alleged to have been sustained as a result of an error in the transmission of a telegram.
The Pfeifer Construction Company was about to submit a bid, as the principal contractor, for the construction of a school building at Duluth, Minn. Cowin & Co., desiring to bid as a subcontractor for the furnishing of the steel to be used in such building, on February 23, 1925, telephoned the following message to the Minneapolis office of the Telegraph Company for transmission to the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Saveland v. GreenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876
- Pepper v. Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShotterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Strong v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1910
- J. A. Shingleur & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Estherwood Rice Mill, Inc. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Murray Oil Products Co. v. Poons Co.City of New York Municipal Court · 1947