Bailey v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Shawnee district court, division No. 1; Alston W. Dana, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Marshall, J.:
In this action the plaintiff seeks to recover ninety cents actual and $1200 exemplary damages for delay in the transmission and delivery of a telegram notifying the ■plaintiff of his father’s death.
1. The defendant, for a part of its answer, set up as a defense that the contract for the transmission and delivery of the message was made in Vermont; that no negligence was committed on the part of the defendant in Kansas; that any negligence, if any, in the transmission and delivery of the telegram occurred exclusively within the state of…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BilisolySupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ComptonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Shawnee Milling Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
- Durre v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SchadeTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
- Kirsch v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
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