Warren-Godwin Lumber Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. H. Potter, Judge. Suit by the Warren-Godwin Lumber Company against the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Hinds county. Hon. W. H. Potter, Judge. Suit by the Warren-Godwin Lumber Company against the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The actual damage to appellant is admitted, and in the trial of the case below appellee did not contend that under ordinary circumstances, or under the common law of the state, the facts admitted did' not show liability on the part of appellee, sufficient to warrant the rendition of a judgment for appellant in the amount demanded in…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
Warren-Godwin Lumber Company, a corporation under the laws of- the state of Mississippi engaged in manu*665factoring and selling lumber, addressed the following telegram to the D. J. Peterson Lumber Company,' of Toledo, Ohio:
■ “Offer three - transit oars eight inch- two shiplap twenty-two dollars, answer quick. Warren-Godwin Lumber Co.”
This telegram was delivered to the postal Telegraph Company at Jackson, Miss., and the message fee paid but in transmitting the message to the D. J. Peterson Lumber Company the word “two” was left out, and made the telegram read “twenty dollars” instead of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Dickerson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1917
- Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. v. WellsMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
3Cited by3 opinions
- Klotz v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HalbertMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. NormanMississippi Supreme Court · 1919