Beggs v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Appeal from the Circuit Court, of Macon county; the Hon. Wn> liam G. Cochean, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1912.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Thompson
delivered the opinion of the court.
Plaintiff brought suit in trespass on the case against the defendant to recover damages for alleged delay in the transmission of a cypher telegram sent by H. I. Baldwin & Co., agent of plaintiff, from Decatur, to the Nye & Jenks Grain Co. at Chicago. The case has been tried twice in the circuit court. On the first trial the plaintiff recovered a verdict for $1,125 upon which the court rendered judgment. Upon appeal to this court that judgment was reversed and the cause remanded. Beggs v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., 159 Ill. App.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re Estate of MaherIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
- Mariner v. IngrahamIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Griesbach v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Landt v. McCulloughAppellate Court of Illinois · 1906
- Beggs v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- Hoxsey v. St. Louis & Springfield Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1913