Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Bilisoly
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of the city of Norfolk in an action of debt. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This action Was brought by E. A. Bilisoly against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover the statutory penalty for alleged delay of a certain telegraphic message, known as a “night letter.”
It appears that the message was sent from the city of New York on the night of December 19, 1912, by Messrs. Kemble and Mills, of that city, to E. A. Bilisoly, at Norfolk, Va. This message was received at the Norfolk office of the telegraph company about three o ’clock on the morning of December 20, 1912. Messages of this class are sent at a much lowe'r rate than the ordinary message, and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Commercial Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CrovoSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of Virginia · 1912
3Cited by30 opinions
- Gardner v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LeeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Bank of SpencerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HawkinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Durre v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
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