State Bank of Commerce v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
New Mexico Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Union County; Thomas D. Leib, Presiding Judge. Does Petition State Canse of Action? L. E. 4 Q. B. 706; L. E. -3, C. P. 1; 45 Oreg. 414; Crqswell on Electricity, Sec. 457; 11 Colo.
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Appeal from District Court, Union County; Thomas D. Leib, Presiding Judge. Does Petition State Canse of Action? L. E. 4 Q. B. 706; L. E. -3, C. P. 1; 45 Oreg. 414; Crqswell on Electricity, Sec. 457; 11 Colo. App. 328; 169 111. 610; 107 la. 356; 75 Tex. 531; 57 Eed. 471; 2 Old. 234; 154 H. S. 1; 97 Tex. 219; 141 Eed. 522; 7 Col. 499; 100 Eed. 561. Sixteenth Error Assigned. 100 Mass. 40; 74 111. App. 10.5. Twenty-fourth, twenty-fifth, twenty-sixth, twenty-seventh and twenty-ninth errors assigned. 22 Eed. Cas. No. 13275, p. 1030. Petition States Cause of Action. 2 C. P. Div. 62; 5 Mont. Leg.…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION.
ROBERTS, C. J.
-The first point upon which appellant relies for a reversal is, that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action, because; (a) the addressee of a telegram cannot maintain an action against the telegraph company, for the reason that the obligation of the company springs from and depends entirely upon the contract for the transmission of the message, and this contract being solely with the sender, gives no right to the addressee, who is not a party to the contract; (b) the contract with the telegraph company, for the transmission of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bank of Havelock v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Murphy v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1897
- Frazier v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1904
- Gustin v. Concordia Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1901
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. YoungNebraska Supreme Court · 1899
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