Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Harvey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J. :

M. C. Harvey, who resided near Wallula and owned a ranch near Pomona, sent the following telegraphic message by the Western .Union Telegraph Company to his foreman, C. W. Higgins :

“Dec. 3d, 1897.

“ G. W. Higgins, Pomona, Ks.:

“Order cars and ship three loads Monday night. See letter. M. C. Harvby.”

The message was written on a blank piece of paper and not on the ordinary telegraph blanks containing printed rules and limitations. The charge for sending the message from Wallula to Pomona was twenty-five cents and was paid by the sender. The…