Pepper v. Telegraph Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from Chancery Court of Shelby County. B. M. Estes, Cli.
1Opinion of the CourtFolkes, J.
This is a suit by complainants c+O recover damages for a breach of a contract cr O *556deliver correctly a certain telegram entrusted to defendant as the owner and operator of a telegraph line.
The- facts necessary to a correct understanding of the case are as follows:
On October 5, 1886, R. IT. Bugg & Oo., produce brokers at Birmingham, Ala., sent by defendant company to complainants, who were produce dealers at Memphis, this telegi’am: “ Quote cribs loose, and strips packed.” Thereupon complainant wrote out upon the usual printed blanks of the defendant company, and delivered to the proper agent…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Chicago & Iowa Railroad v. RussellIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Saveland v. GreenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1876
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShotterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Cairo & St. Louis Railroad v. MahoneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Smith v. EastonCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1880
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Union Constr. Co. v. Western Union Tel. Co.California Supreme Court · 1912
- Smith v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1962
- J. A. Shingleur & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. FordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Bierhaus v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1893
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