Legal Opinion
Siegel v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 28, 1941No. Gen. No. 41,139PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Friend
Plaintiff brought suit against the Western Union . Telegraph Company for damages resulting from its failure to transmit promptly a telegraphic money order. The court limited his damages to the charge made for transmitting the money order and entered judgment accordingly for $1.92. Upon the theory that he had established damages in excess of $500, the maximum sum provided in the tariff regulation then on file with the Federal Communications Commission, plaintiff seeks reversal of the judgment and the entry of judgment here in the sum of $500 and costs.
The cause was submitted and tried by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Loudon v. Taxing DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. PriesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. NesterSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Miazza v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1935
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