Friedman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Thomas F. Scully, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Fitch
The plaintiff, L. S. Friedman, recovered a judgment against the Western Union Telegraph Company, in a tort action brought in the Municipal Court, to recover damages for the negligence of defendant in transmitting a telegraphic message from the plaintiff to J. M. Baruch of New York City. The defendant sued out this writ of error, and claims here that its negligence was not the proximate cause of the plaintiff’s loss, and that, in any event, the damages awarded are excessive.
It appears from the evidence that the plaintiff is in the cloak and suit business in Chicago; that in October, 1912, he…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Pepper v. Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1889
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShotterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1884
- Strong v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1910
- J. A. Shingleur & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- Postal Tel. Cable Co. v. SchaeferCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1901
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