Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Louissell
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Samuel B. Bkowne. Action by Wm. H. Louissell against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Mobile Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Samuel B. Bkowne. Action by Wm. H. Louissell against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. The second count, as amended, is as follows: Plaintiff claims of defendant * * * as damages for that heretofore, to wit, * * * defendant, being then and there a telegraph company doing business in the state of Alabama, and engaged in the transmission of messages from Repton, Ala., and other points, to Mobile, Ala., for compensation, undertook and promised, for a valuable consideration, (and which was paid…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
This case has been once before our Supreme Court (West. Union Tel. Co. v. Louissell, 161 Ala. 231, 50 South. 87), which was before the creation of this court-. Upon reversal there for the error of the trial court in giving the general affirmative charge in favor of the plaintiff (appellee here), the case was again tried, which resulted in a verdict for the defendant (appellant here). That verdict was, upon motion of the plaintiff, set aside, and a new trial granted, the action of the lower court in doing which was, on subsequent appeal to this court by defendant, affirmed. — West Union Tel.…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bernhardt v. CurtisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- National Commercial Bank v. Miller & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LouisellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Bowling v. Mobile & Montgomery Railway Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Cox v. BroderickSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
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- Bank of Moulton v. RankinAlabama Court of Appeals · 1930
- Ex parte Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1915
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