Legal Opinion
Brown v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided January 22, 1929No. 18776PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
1. Whether or not it is a reasonable regulation, either as a part of the contract or as a rule of the telegraph company, for the telegraph company to exclude from free delivery of telegrams any portion of a city within its legal territorial limits beyond a designated distance from an office of the company in that city, yet, where the rule or regulation provides that the telegraph company will, as the sender’s agent, at his request, deliver the message for an extra charge for such service, and where the telegraph company accepts a message for transmission over its wires to a distant city and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Robinson v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Wright v. SmithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
- Bryan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
- Sparks Milling Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
- Hood v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Trust Co. of Georgia Bank v. Port Terminal & Warehousing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
- City of East Point v. Upchurch Packing Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1938
- Sims v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1965
- Holland v. City of CalhounCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966