Storrar v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Des Moines District Court. — Hon. James D. Smyth, Judge. Action to recover damages for a failure to transmit a telegram.
1Opinion of the CourtGaynor, J.
On the 29th day of July, 1911, the plaintiff filed a petition in the district court of Des Moines county, Iowa, as follows:
Plaintiff, J. M. Storrar, states that he is a resident of Burlington, Iowa, having a branch office at Keokuk, Iowa; that *580defendant is a corporation engaged in the business of sending messages by telegraph, both at Keokuk and at Burlington and generally throughout the United States. Plaintiff further states that defendant is indebted to him in the sum of $400, with interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum from the 26th day of April, 1910, and for cause of action…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Larsen v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Hise v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- McNeil v. Postal-Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1912
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