Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Nester
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1939No. 9104PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANEY, Circuit Judge.
Appellant challenges a judgment rendered against it for breach of its duty to transmit and deliver $150 paid it by appellee Nester, to appellee Charles in the Republic of Honduras.
Appellees, at the time of the transactions in question, were partners engaged in operating, under lease, a mine in the Republic of Honduras. Nester, on August 2, 1937, at Los Angeles, shipped some goods to Charles, who was in the Republic of Honduras. The shipment arrived there on August 15, 1937. The applicable articles of the Honduras statutes, regarding confiscation of the goods are:.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Moore v. New York Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Hart v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Sun Printing and Publishing Assn. v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Shea v. FridleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Harding v. WillWashington Supreme Court · 1972
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. NesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Mitchell v. LandAlaska Supreme Court · 1960
- Greene v. BowenDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1986
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