Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Edminston

The demurrer to the second and third defenses of the answer squarely presents the question of the force and effect of the provisions placed by the telegraph company upon the back of the telegraph blanks furnished by it to its customers, and to which provision reference is made on. the face thereof.

It is to be observed that the provision set forth in. the second defense limits the liability of the company for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for nondelivery, of any unrepeated message to the amount received for sending the same, which is practically an' exemption from all…