Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Esteve Bros. & Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT. Certiorari to review a judgment of the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming a judgment' rendered against the present petitioner, by the District Court, in an action for damages resulting from a mistake in a telegram. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice Brandéis
delivered the opinion of the court.
In September, 1917, the Western Union Telegraph Company delivered to Esteve Brothers & . Company at New Orleans, Louisiana, an unrepeated cable message from the latter’s main office at Barcelona, Spain, directing a sale for future delivery of two thousand bales of cotton. The message actually sent had directed the sale of two hundred bales. The error in transmission resulted in a loss to Esteve Brothers & Company of $31,095. To recover, compensation for this loss they sued the Western Union in a state court of Louisiana. The case was…
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