Maddux v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Harper district court; Thornton W. Sargent, judge pro tern.
1Opinion of the Court
*620The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
In his action plaintiff sued for damages arising from the failure of the telegraph company promptly to deliver a telegram. The jury returned a verdict in his favor for $600, and made a number of special findings. The court sustained a motion for judgment on the findings in favor of the defendant,, and the plaintiff has appealed.
The plaintiff was living in Tucson, Ariz. Sometime-previous to May 28, 1910, he had purchased, through a firm of brokers in Kansas City, ten thousand bushels of corn for July delivery. The original purchase price was.…
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- Baker v. . DrakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Wright v. . Bank of the MetropolisNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Kansas Pacific Railway v. MihlmanSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
- Gruman v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Colt v. . OwensNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
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- A. Engelhard & Sons Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
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