Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Reid Bros.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Telegraph eompauies. Damages. Negligence. Before Judge Hansell. Thomas superior court. April adjourned term, 1888. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
Reid Brothers sent a telegram from Thomasville to New York, ordering sacks. In repeating the telegram at Savannah, there was an omission to show that it was sent from Thomasville. In consequence of this omission, the sacks were forwarded by a common carrier to Savannah. In a suit by Reid Brothers against the company, a recovery was had upon the basis of the value of the sacks at Thomasville, without any deduction of their value at Savannah. We think this was error. The mistake was discovered in time to order the sacks to be forwarded from Savannah to Thomas-ville, or…
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