Legal Opinion
Meyers v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
New York County Courts
Decided October 15, 1913PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from a judgment rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Dunkirk, in favor of plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtOttaway, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered in the Municipal Court of the city of Dunkirk, Chautauqua county, N. Y., in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant for the sum of $100, with costs.
The action is "brought for the statutory penalty under section 103 of the Transportation Corporations Law of the state of New York. This section provides:
“ Every such corporation shall receive dispatches from and for other telegraph or telephone lines or corporations, and from and for any individual, and On payment of the usual charges by individuals for transmitting disjiatches as established by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- President of the Manhattan Co. v. KaldenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Wichelman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1900
- Gifford v. Glen Telephone Co.New York Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by1 opinion
- Rose v. New York Telephone Co.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1914