Barnes v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the .State of Nevada; G. F. Talbot, District Judge: Action of William Barnes against the Western Union Telegraph Company, for damages for delay in delivery of a telegram. From a judgment for plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The first question presented in this cáse is as to the validity of the stipulations of the telegraph blank signed by the plaintiff.
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Appeal from the District Court of the .State of Nevada; G. F. Talbot, District Judge: Action of William Barnes against the Western Union Telegraph Company, for damages for delay in delivery of a telegram. From a judgment for plaintiff, and an order denying a new trial, defendant appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The first question presented in this cáse is as to the validity of the stipulations of the telegraph blank signed by the plaintiff. Whether these stipulations are rules of the company, or a contract between the sender of the message and the defendant, is…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Bonnieield, J.:
This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the defendant’s delay in delivering a telegraph message to the party to whom it was addressed at Lovelock, Nevada.
It is alleged in the complaint that the said telegram was delivered to the defendant on the 19th day of February, 1895, at about the hour of 1 o’clock in the morning at Grand Junction, in the State of Colorado, to be transmitted by the defendant over its telegraph line to Lovelock, State of Nevada, and there to be delivered to T. J. Barnes; that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BroescheTexas Supreme Court · 1889
- Smith v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1885
- True v. International Telegraph Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1872
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Eubanks & RussellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Union Constr. Co. v. Western Union Tel. Co.California Supreme Court · 1912
- Selsnick v. HortonNevada Supreme Court · 1980
- Burrus v. Nevada-California-Oregon RailwayNevada Supreme Court · 1914
- Barnes Ex Rel. Barnes v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1904
- Box v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1908
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