Legal Opinion
Siats v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 14, 1958No. 37,156PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Murphy, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court denying plaintiff’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial. The plaintiff sued to recover damages sustained by reason of an alleged breach of duty on the part of the defendant telegraph company in failing to deliver a message.
Sometime prior to November 18, 1955, Del A. Siats, a transportation broker of Austin, Minnesota, entered into a contract with the Farmers Produce Company of Willmar for the transportation of a truckload of eggs which the produce company had sold to the A. & P. stores in New…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1923
- Beasley v. Western Union Tel. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Texas · 1889
- Moll v. BesterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Wilson v. RamacherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- McCree & Company v. StateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
- Komatz Construction, Inc. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Casablanca Concerts, Inc. v. American National General Agencies, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
- Casablanca Concerts, Inc. v. American National General Agencies, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
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