Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Trinidad Bean & Elevator Co.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 28, 1928No. 11,838PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Adams
Action by the Trinidad Bean and Elevator Company against The Western Union Telegraph Company for damages on account of failure to deliver a telegram. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant, as aligned at the trial.
Plaintiff’s principal office and place of business is at Trinidad, Colorado. E. L. Reeves and Co. of Columbia, S. C., act as one of plaintiff’s brokers. . The telegram not delivered to plaintiff, for which it got damages, was delivered to defendant on January 20, 1925, at 3:12 p. m., from Reeves and Co.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Griffin v. . ColverNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Howard v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HallSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Gardner v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Republic National Life Insurance Company, a Texas Corporation v. Red Lion Homes, Inc., a Colorado CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Denny Construction, Inc. v. City & County of Denver Ex Rel. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Colorado · 2009
- Baer Bros. Land & Cattle Co. v. PalmerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
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