H. W. Williams & Sons, Inc. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Northampton county, in an action of trespass on the case. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Whittle, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
H. W. Williams & Sons., Inc., which we shall refer to as “plaintiff,” brings error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Northampton county sustaining the demurrer of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company, a corporation, which will be designated as “defendant,” and dismissing the suit.
The material allegations of the declaration are: That at 4:45 P. M. on Saturday, June 17, 1916, H. M. Williams Brokerage Co., a brokerage company of Buffalo, New York, delivered to defendant at that city the following telegram, addressed to plaintiff at Cape Charles,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boyce v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1916
3Cited by2 opinions
- Frederick v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1920
- Pettit v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Stafford County Circuit Court · 1992