Larsen v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal? from Shelby District Oourt. — Hon. A. B. Thornell, Judge. Action for damages resulted in a verdict against defendant, from which it appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
The plaintiff passed the civil service examination with a grade of ninety-nine percent, and, upon request of the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, through the Department of the Interior, the United States Civil Service Commission certified three names, one of which was that of plaintiff, from which that officer might select a carpenter for the Winnebago Indian Reservation. Upon receipt thereof May 12, 1906, the Acting Commissioner of. Indian Affairs delivered to defendant the following telegram: “To Walter T. O. Larsen, Harlan, Iowa. Will you accept appointment carpenter, seven hundred…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Derby v. FlitnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- McPeek v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Barker v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Wilson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Harrod v. WinemanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1910
3Cited by11 opinions
- Drake v. BlockSupreme Court of Iowa · 1956
- Romp v. MahinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. RamseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Pfiester v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1917
- Storrar v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1913
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