Legal Opinion
Poor v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 1917PublishedCited by 11 opinions
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court — Hon. Harris Robinson, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtTrimble, J.
This is a suit to recover damages sustained by reason of a mistake negligently made by defendant in tbe transmission of a telegram to plaintiff Poor was a grain broker and commission merchant doing business in Kansas City, Missouri, under the name of A. J. Poor Grain Company. On August 4, 1913, a customer of plaintiff by the name of Townsdin, residing in Randall, Kansas, delivered to defendant’s agent at that place a message to be sent to plaintiff which read as follows:
“Buy fifteen thousand Dec. wheat around eighty-nine.”
The message which was delivered to plaintiff read:
“Buy fifty thousand…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Great Northern Railway Co. v. Merchants Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- O'Brien v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1940
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. PettewayCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
- Williams v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1925
- Klotz v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
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