West v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Shawnee District Court. On November 12, 1885, George West brought this action against The Western Union Telegraph Company, and alleged : “That the defendant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, was, at the time of the grievances hereinafter stated, and is now, a corporation duly organized and incorporated under the laws of the state of New York, and as such was and is doing business in the state of Kansas, and was and is owning and operating a telegraph line in…
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Error from Shawnee District Court. On November 12, 1885, George West brought this action against The Western Union Telegraph Company, and alleged : “That the defendant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, was, at the time of the grievances hereinafter stated, and is now, a corporation duly organized and incorporated under the laws of the state of New York, and as such was and is doing business in the state of Kansas, and was and is owning and operating a telegraph line in the state of Kansas, between the city of Topeka, in and through Shawnee county, and the city of Delphos, Ottawa county,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
This was an action brought by George West against the Western Union Telegraph Company, to recover ten thousand dollars damages, occasioned, as claimed in the petition, by the gross and malicious negligence of the *97company to transmit and deliver the following telegraphic message:
“North Topeka, Kansas, September 14, 1885. — To George West, Delphos, Kansas, care post office: Uncle Sam died last night; funeral Wednesday. John G. West.”
Upon the trial, after the plaintiff had closed his evidence, the telegraph company interposed, and filed a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Burton v. LarkinSupreme Court of Kansas · 1887
- So Relle v. W. U. Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1881
- Schippel v. NortonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1888
- City of Salina v. TrosperSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
- Gulf, C. & Santa Fe R'y Co. v. LevyTexas Supreme Court · 1883
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- Chapman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
- Hoard v. Shawnee Mission Medical CenterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Young v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Connell v. Western Union-Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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