Wells v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster. District Court. — Hon. R. M. Wright, Judge. Action at law to recover damages of defendant tele- graph company for negligently transmitting a forged telegram purporting to have been signed by the Bank of Denison and directed to the Commercial Bank of Britt, Iowa. There was a trial to a jury resulting in a directed verdict for the plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff is a resident and citizen of New York, and defendants are the Western Union Telegraph Company and B. Gr. Lyman, its one time operator at the town of Denison, in this state. As assignee of Schriver Bros., a copartnership doing business in this state, and of the Commercial Bank of Britt, Iowa, each alleged to be the owner of a claim or cause of action against the telegraph company and its agent, Lyman, plaintiff, brought this action to recover damages for defendants’ negligence in sending to the bank of Britt a forged and fictitious telegram reading as follows: “March 14, 1902. To…
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