Western Union Telegraph Co. v. King

The plaintiff sued the defendant for nominal damages only for its failure to transmit a telegram from Eome, Georgia, to his daughter in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The plaintiff in error contends that the telegram was one involving interstate commerce and is controlled by the Federal rule with respect to nominal damages. The defendant in error contends that the Georgia rule is applicable to the present case, and that the verdict for $250 nominal damages can and should be upheld under the Georgia law. ' The act of Congress referred to in the majority opinion does not deal with the question of…