Commercial Milling Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

In point of time, the statute considered here was passed after this court had, in the absence' of a statute, held that regulations similar to the one in question, limiting the liability of a telegraph company for mistakes and delays in transmitting messages and for failures to deliver them, were not unreasonable. The statute is entitled:

“An act to prescribe the duties of telegraph companies, incorporated either within or without this State, relative to the transmission of messages, and to provide for the recovery of damages for negligence in the performance of such duties.” Act No. 195, Pub.…