Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Cosby
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided November 6, 1936No. 13444PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Justice.
Prior to July 3, 1934, E. R. Cosby, plaintiff below and defendant in error here, and J. M. Langlois, a Catholic priest of New Iberia, La., being good friends, had had a number of business dealings in oil ventures. The said Cosby would communicate with the said Langlois concerning some deal to be handled by Cosby and Langlois would furnish the money.
On or about July 3, 1934, some person, representing himself to be E. R. Cosby, caKed Langlois over the telephone, requesting him to send to Cosby, at Tyler, Tex., through The Western- Union Telegraph Company, plaintiff in error, the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Land Title & Trust Co. v. Northwestern National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1900
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. American State Bank of BurkburnettCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- First Nat. Bank v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Alabama Court of Appeals · 1932
- First Nat. Bank of Dothan v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Gilliam v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
3Cited by3 opinions
- Bradford Trust Company of Boston, Cross-Appellee v. Texas American Bank--Houston, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Southwestern Inv. Co. v. ErwinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
- Davis v. Western Union Telegraph Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County1954