Weld v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 31, 1912, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. Plaintiffs, as copartners, under the name and style of Stephen M. Weld & Co., were engaged in the business of cotton brokers in the city of New York and are members of the New York Cotton Exchange.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered January 31, 1912, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. Plaintiffs, as copartners, under the name and style of Stephen M. Weld & Co., were engaged in the business of cotton brokers in the city of New York and are members of the New York Cotton Exchange. On December 4th, 1905, and for some time prior thereto the defendant maintained a special office for the transaction of its business as a telegraph company in the building occupied by the Cotton Exchange…
1Opinion of the CourtHogan, J.
This court in several cases has considered the privileges and liabilities of a telegraph company and determined as follows:
That such a company has a right to make reasonable regulations for the transaction of its business and to protect itself against liability which it might otherwise incur due to the carelessness of its agents and mistakes and defaults incident to the transaction of its business.
That the stipulations printed in the blank form used in sending telegrams, adopted by thq defendant and set forth in the statement of facts prefacing this opinion, were reasonable regulations and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- First Nat. Bank v. . Ocean Nat. BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Weld v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Kiley v. . Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1888
- Halsted v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
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