Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Piper
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 16, 1916No. 8337PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Tarrant County; Marain H. Brown, Judge. Suit by C. W. Piper against the Western Union Telegraph Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtConner, C. J.
C. W. Piper instituted this suit against the Western .Union Telegraph Company for damages alleged to have been caused by negligence in the transmission of a telegram from Ft. Worth, Tex., to Medicine Lodge, Kan. There is but little controversy over the facts. The telegram, as written and delivered for transmission at Ft. Worth, reads as follows:
“Fort Worth, Texas, February 6, 1914. “C. L. Grigsby, Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
“I can buy load of butcher steers for 5.75 will weigh. 730 pounds and make 54 per cent and have good load of red cows weight 730 pounds for 4.85. Wire if you can use either at…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. MorrowCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. PrewittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. NordykeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Rasher-Kingman-Herrin Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1919