Wise v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Rodney, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

By the declaration the plaintiff has alleged a class of customers who subscribed to and used the system or services of the plaintiff. For the loss of these subscribers, due to the alleged action of the defendant, the plaintiff seeks to recover in the original declaration. This class of subscribers we shall, for convenience, call “primary” users.

The first amendment to the declaration brings in another class and seeks to recover for loss arising from the breach of business relations with this latter class. These we may call “secondary” users. No…