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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. v. WILSON

No. 65.

213 U.S. 52 (1909)

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. WILSON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 1, 1909.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Rush Taggart, with whom Mr. John F. Dillon, Mr. George H. Fearons and Mr. Francis Raymond Stark were on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. James R. Caton, for defendant in error, submitted.

MR. JUSTICE HOLMES delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action against the Telegraph Company, in two counts. The first alleges a failure to transmit a message from Graham, Virginia, to East Radford, in the same State, as promptly as practicable. The second alleges a failure to deliver the message as promptly as practicable after its arrival at East Radford. Both seek to recover $100, under statutes of the State imposing...

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