Tredway v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $466.66 for failure to forward or ■ deliver plaintiff’s telegraph message from Pipestone to Minneapolis. From an order, Fish, J., sustaining plaintiff’s demurrer to defendant’s second defense (stated in the first paragraph of the opinion), defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Defendant operates a telegraph line between Pipestone and Minneapolis, this state. On January 26, 1915, plaintiff delivered to defendant’s operator at Pipestone a message addressed and to be transmitted and delivered *253to certain grain dealers at Minneapolis. The message directed the dealers to buy for plaintiff 5,000 bushels of wheat at the September market price. Through the neglect of defendant the message was never transmitted or delivered. Plaintiff discovered this neglect several days later, and in then purchasing the wheat ordered by the message was compelled to pay a higher market price…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Railway Co. v. WynnTennessee Supreme Court · 1890
- Moulton v. St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- Francis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Alair v. Northern Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Strong v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916