Kirsch v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Saline district court; Dallas Grover, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
West, J.:
The petition alleged, among other things, that the plaintiff entered into a contract by which for fifty-five cents paid the defendant the latter agreed to transmit a certain message without unnecessary delay. That the defendant “recklessly, maliciously, carelessly, wantonly and with total and entire disregard of the rights of the plaintiff, failed, neglected and refused to deliver said message . . or to make any effort to do so, and failed, neglected and refused to transmit said message . . . and never at any time attempted to comply with its…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Adams Express Company v. CroningerSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. CarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Riverside MillsSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Dixie Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Kirby v. Union Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of Kansas · 1915
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- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CzizekSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Schaefer v. Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1919
- Shawnee Milling Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1917
- Poor v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1917
- McNally Pittsburg Manufacturing Corp. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1960
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