Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Edwards
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for penalty. Before Judge Janes. Douglas superior court. November term, 1893. The evidence for plaintiff' was: He delivered to the agent of defendant at Douglasville, Gra., a telegram to Price Edwards at Buchanan, Gra., on July 22, 1892, .at 11 A. m., and paid the agent the charges for transmission. Edwards, the addressee of the message in question, was in Buchanan, Gra., attending court at the time.
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Action for penalty. Before Judge Janes. Douglas superior court. November term, 1893. The evidence for plaintiff' was: He delivered to the agent of defendant at Douglasville, Gra., a telegram to Price Edwards at Buchanan, Gra., on July 22, 1892, .at 11 A. m., and paid the agent the charges for transmission. Edwards, the addressee of the message in question, was in Buchanan, Gra., attending court at the time. He was then living in Tennessee, but was well known to almost every person in Buchanan. He was intimately acquainted with the agent there, and was boarding at the same hotel with him on…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
According to the principle ruled by this court in Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Timmons, 93 Ga. 345, the telegraph company, under the facts disclosed by the record and set forth in the reporter’s statement, was liable for the statutory penalty, and there was no error in denying a new trial. Judgment affirmed.
After verdict for plaintiff, defendant moved for a new trial on the general grounds, and because the court erred in charging: “If defendant delivered a message to any non-resident at Buchanan, attending court at that time, it would be bound to deliver messages to other non-residents…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. TimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893