Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Beals
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 1898No. 10163PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Error from the district court of Brown county. Tried below before Westover, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Ragan, C.
November 28, 1892, Beals, Torrey & Co., a copartnership doing business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by their *416attorneys, Winkler and others, delivered to the Western Union Telegraph Company a telegram for transmission and delivery to Alexander Altschuler, also attorney for Beals, Torrey & Oo., at Ainsworth, Nebraska. The telegram, together with the printed matter upon the blank upon which it was written, was as follows:
“Send the following message subject to the terms on the back hereof which are hereby agreed to.
“Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 28, ’92.
“To Alexander Altschuler, Ainsworth, Neb.:…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Liverpool & Great Western Steam Co. v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Railroad Co. v. LockwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Railroad Co. v. FraloffSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Grace v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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3Cited by2 opinions
- American Express Co. v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1915
- Henry v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1913