Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Sefrit
Indiana Court of Appeals
Erom Daviess Circuit Court; H. Q. Houghton, Judge. Action by Charles Gr. Sefrit against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtComstock, P. J.
Appellee recovered judgment against appellant in the Daviess Circuit Court for $100, the penalty prescribed by the act of April 8, 1885, entitled “An act prescribing certain duties of telegraph and telephone companies, prohibiting discrimination between patrons,” etc. Acts 1885, p. 151.
On August 26, 1904, plaintiff delivered to the defendant, at its office in Plainfield, a dispatch addressed to Lucian W. Wilder, care of conductor, Evansville & Indianapolis train No. 34, Petersburg, Indiana. /The dispatch was transmitted at once. Upon receipt at Petersburg, the point of des*567tination, it was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Reese v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1890
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BraxtanIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Moore v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. TimmonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
3Cited by3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. TaylorIndiana Court of Appeals · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FullingIndiana Court of Appeals · 1912
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. KlitzkeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1909