Greer v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

The plaintiff (appellant) on the 13th of December, 1915, obtained from the defendant (appellee) at- its Baltimore office a foreign money transfer order for the sum of $175, payable to her husband, John Greer, who was at Newcastle, New -South Wales, Australia, and paid the appellee $14.30 for it, in addition to the amount of the order. The appellee gave the appellant a receipt for the amount which reads as follows:

“Baltimore, Md., Dec. 13, 1915.

“Received of Clara Greer one hundred and seventy-five dollars ($175.00) to be paid to John Greer at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, subject to…