Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Chiles
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEALS OP THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moody
The defendant in error, a gunner in the Navy, was stationed on board the U. S. S. Abarenda, which was lying at the Norfolk Navy Yard. A telegram addressed to him aboard the ship was received for transmission at Richmond, Va.j thence transmitted, so far as appears with due ■ dispatch, to Portsmouth, Va., which adjoins the Norfolk Navy Yard, and is the place to which telegrams directed to the navy yard are commonly sent. The message was never received by the defendant in error. He brought this action in the Court of Hustings of the. city of Portsmouth against the plaintiff in error, the…
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