Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Henley
Indiana Supreme Court
Erom Monroe Circuit Court; W. H. Martin, Judge. Action by Henry Henley and others against the Western Union Telegraph Company for failure to transmit message. Erom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
Appellees, partners under the name of the Henley Stone Company, gave to appellant’s agent at Bloomington, Indiana, the following message for transmission to V. N. May at South Bend, Indiana: “Is stonework on building finished? Wire answer to-day. Henley Stone Company.” Appellees recovered judgment for $100 penalty under §§5511, 5512 Burns 1894, §§4176, 4176a Horner 1897. Under an additional paragraph of complaint, they also had judgment for $20 actual damages for expenses in sending one of the members of the firm to' South Bend to see about the completion of the stonework on the building. The…
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- Campbell v. WilcoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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- Cabbott v. RadfordSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
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