Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Jacobs
Texas Supreme Court
Decided February 10, 1926No. 4319PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Judge NICKELS
delivered the opinion of the Commission of Appeals, Section A.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE.
Jacobs filed with the Telegraph Company at Navasota, Texas, an unrepeated collect telegram to be delivered to Atkinson & Company, at New Orleans, La., and reading as follows: “Buy one Jan.” As delivered at New Orleans the message read: “Sell one Jan.” The message related to a cotton transaction and the change in the wording of the telegram caused an actual loss to Jacobs of $144.00. For this loss, as damages, he sued.
The telegraph company answered generally, and specially, pleaded certain of…
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