Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pendleton
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 4, 1884No. 11,045PublishedCited by 28 opinions
From the Shelby Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
Our statute provides that a telegraph company with a line of wires wholly or partly within the State shall, during the usual office hours, receive despatches, and,, on payment or tender of the usual charges, according to the regulation of the company, transmit messages with impartiality and good faith in the order in which they are received, and, for a failure to perform this duty, shall be liable to a penalty of $100, to be recovered by the person whose despatch is postponed or neglected.
The validity of this statute is contested upon the ground that it infringes the provision of the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Munn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Brown v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Cooley v. Board of Wardens of Port of Philadelphia Ex Rel. Soc. for Relief of Distressed PilotsSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Eastman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Hockett v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- New v. WalkerIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ReedIndiana Supreme Court · 1884
- Graffty v. City of RushvilleIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
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