Legal Opinion
Commissioners v. . Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 5, 1893PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The substance of the complaint was that Mr. Albea had applied to the agent of the defendant at Elizabeth City about 1 December, 1891, for the transmission of a message, consisting of not more than ten body words, from Elizabeth City to Winston, N.C. and tendered to the agent twenty-five cents for said service. The agent demanded sixty-five cents for the service, and refused to transmit the message unless Mr. Albea should pay that amount, which he refused to do.
The plaintiff prayed that the defendant might be required to answer the charges of the complaint, and for an order commanding the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lehigh Valley Railroad v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Atlantic Express Co. v. Wilmington & Weldon RailroadSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
- Battle v. MayoSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1889
- Southern Fertilizer Co. v. ReamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Bateman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gulf & Ship Island Railroad v. Mississippi RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
- Kansas City S. Ry. Co. v. Board of Railroad Com'rsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Arkansas · 1901
- McBean v. SearsHarrison County Court of Common Pleas · 1900
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HughesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1905