Legal Opinion
Webbe v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 14, 1896PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Trespass on the Case.—Mistake in a telegram. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The one question of general interest on this record being decided in favor of the appellee, makes the consideration of any other unnecessary.
We assume that the appellant, acting upon a message containing a mistake made by the appellee, has sustained damage, and that for such damage he had a right of action against the appellee. The mistake was in substituting “ fifty ” for “ five ” in the message, which was as follows:
“ Form ¡No. 168.
The Western Union Telegraph Company.
(Incorporated).
21,000 offices in America. Cable service to all…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Field v. Chicago & Rock Island RailroadIllinois Supreme Court · 1874
- Henry Oppenheimer & Co. v. United States Express Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1873
- Manier & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1895
- Merchants' Dispatch & Transportation Co. v. MooreIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
3Cited by2 opinions
- South Carolina Peach Growers' Ass'n v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1929
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. GreerTennessee Supreme Court · 1905