Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Womack v. W. U. Tel. Co.

Texas Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1882No. Case No. 1275PublishedCited by 33 opinions

Appeal from Harrison. Tried below before the Hon. A. J. Booty.

1Opinion of the Court

Bonner, Associate Justice.

The appellant, John F. Womack, sued the defendant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, for damages for the failure to transmit correctly and deliver the following message:

“Blank No. 2
“TIIE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
“all messages taken by this company subject to the eolloiving TERMS :
“ To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a message should order it ¡repeated ; that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, one-half the regular rate is charged in addition. It is agreed between the sender of the following message and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Grace v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  2. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CarewMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
  3. Grinnell v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  4. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. NeillTexas Supreme Court · 1881
  5. Redpath v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Indemnity Insurance v. W. L. Macatee & SonsTexas Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America v. W. L. Macatee & SonsTexas Commission of Appeals · 1937
  3. Union Constr. Co. v. Western Union Tel. Co.California Supreme Court · 1912
  4. Reynolds-Penland Co. v. Hexter & LobelloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Kennedy v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1938

28 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API