Bailey & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1907, No. 1,286, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joshua L. Baily, Frederick L. Baily et al., trading as Joshua L. Baily & Company v. Western Union Telegraph Company. Trespass for wrongful delivery of a telegraph message. Before Ralston, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Jan. T., 1909, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., March T., 1907, No. 1,286, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Joshua L. Baily, Frederick L. Baily et al., trading as Joshua L. Baily & Company v. Western Union Telegraph Company. Trespass for wrongful delivery of a telegraph message. Before Ralston, J. The facts appear in the opinion of the Supreme Court. Defendant’s points all of which were declined were as follows: 1. The message in suit, being a cipher message, not disclosing the results of error in transmission, the company is only liable for such error in nominal…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Mestrezat,
March 28, 1910:
The plaintiffs are engaged in the dry goods commission business in the city of Philadelphia. They do not purchase the goods but sell to the trade and charge a commission on them. They are the exclusive selling agents for the GlennLowry Manufacturing Company of Whitmire, South Carolina, manufacturers of dry goods. In reply to a telegram containing an offer for a certain quantity of goods, the Glenn-Lowry Manufacturing Company on March 20, 1906, deposited with the defendant company at Whitmire, South Carolina, the fol*526lowing telegram for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Express Co. v. CaldwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Coit v. Western Union Telegraph Co.California Supreme Court · 1900
- Halsted v. . Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1908
- United States Telegraph Co. v. WengerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1867
- Wolf v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1869
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- Renn v. Provident Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Poor v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1917
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BiggerstaffIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Penn v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- Davenport v. Western Union Tel. Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1932
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