Legal Opinion
Thomas G. Hardie & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 24, 1925PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, C. J.
The telegram in question was sent from Terrell, Texas, to the plaintiff at Charlotte, N. C. It is, therefore, a transaction in interstate commerce, and the case is to be decided under the act of Congress, 18 June, 1910, 36 Stat. at L., 539, the pertinent provisions of which are as follows:
“All charges made for any service rendered or to be rendered in the transportation of passengers or property and for the transmission of messages by telegraph, telephone, or cable, as aforesaid, or in connection therewith, shall be just and reasonable; and every unjust and unreasonable charge for such…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. HarrimanSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Howard v. Stillwell & Bierce Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Company v. Bank of CharlotteCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Russ v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Russ v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
- Edd v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Oregon Supreme Court · 1928
- Waters v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1927
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