Davis v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Adair Circuit Court. — Eon. C. D. Stewart, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, P. J.
Between two and three o’clock p. m. July 13, 1915, plaintiffs delivered to defendant’s agent at Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri, a telegraphic message to be sent to one A. Hulse at Yarrow, a small-town in same county and State. They paid the charges and the agent accepted the message. • It was not delivered, to Hulse until near four o’clock of the next evening. Thereafter, plaintiffs began this action for the penalty of three hundred dollars provided in section 3330 Revised Statutes 1909. The case was tried by the court without the aid of a jury. No declarations of law were asked by either…
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