Legal Opinion
Klippel v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided January 10, 1920No. 21,876PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from Reno district court, Frank F. Prigg, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*7The opinion of the court was delivered by
Porter, J.:
The plaintiff brought suit against the telegraph company to recover for the loss of a doctor’s fee which he alleged was occasioned by delay in delivering a message sent to him by another physician. It was an unrepeated message, reading as follows:
“Greensburg, Kas., 5:30 p. m., Oct. 30, 1916.
“Dr. C. Klipple, Hutchinson, Kas.
“Have ambulance meet No. 34. Have patient for hospital.
“Dr. R. H. Miller.”
The message was received at Hutchinson twenty minutes after it was filed at Greensburg. Six minutes after it was received it was taken by a…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Telegraph Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Hanley v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Healey v. CockrillSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
- Gardner v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by3 opinions
- McNally Pittsburg Manufacturing Corp. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1960
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BushnellIndiana Court of Appeals · 1920
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1924