Brewer v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.

This, is an action by plaintiffs, wholesale egg dealers at Abilene, Kansas, against the defendant, telegraph company, for damages arising out of the negligent transmission of a telegram from plaintiffs at Abilene to a firm in New York City. The defendant has offices in both places and a system of telegraph wires connects the two. The telegram was sent February 21, 1918.

There seems to be no controversy about the facts. On the date above mentioned plaintiffs sent an unrepeated message to the New York firm offering a carload of eggs by express “Shipment Friday.”' In the course of transmission…