Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Waxelbaum & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Eelton. Bibb superior court. November 23, 1900.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
In November, 1898, Waxelbaum & Company, a firm ■doing business in Macon, Ga., telegraphed to Kennard & Company, ■of Chicago, to ascertain the price of eggs. In reply they received the following telegram: “ Telegram received market higher advancing fifteen and half lowest to-day quick telegram.” It seems to be conceded that the original message as delivered for transmission to the Western Union Telegraph Company (the plaintiff in error) by Kennard & Company in Chicago read “sixteen and half,” instead ■of “ fifteen and half,” and that an error was made by some employee ■of the telegraph company…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Massachusetts Benefit Life Ass'n v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Melson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1896
- Underwriters' Agency v. SutherlinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1875
- Hill v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- Brown v. Savannah Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1858
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- Milledgeville Water Co. v. FowlerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Moss & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Maggioni v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1922
- Dunham v. Western Union Telegraph Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1920
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