Albrook v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. R. M. Wright, Judge. Action for damages because of the negligent ^delay of the defendant company in the transmission and delivery of a telegram. There was a trial to a jury and a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. The defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
The grounds of negligence alleged are substantially that the defendant was negligent in failing to transmit the message with reasonable dispatch and without unreasonable delay; and that the defendant was negligent in failing to transmit and deliver the message to plaintiff within a reasonable time after it was filed with and delivered to the agent of the telegraph company; and that the defendant and its agents and employees failed to forward and deliver the message with fidelity and without unreasonable delay as required by the statute. As to the damages sustained, the plaintiff alleges that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mentzer v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Wheeler v. City of Fort DodgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CoffinTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Cowan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Cashion v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
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3Cited by3 opinions
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