Supreme Court of Georgia, 1894

Wolf v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Wolf v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia · Decided April 9, 1894
94 Ga. 434; 19 S.E. 717; 1894 Ga. LEXIS 111

Wolf v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Opinion of the Court

The message was; “ Can yon look at clothing samples Thursday or Friday ? Abe E. Wolf.” It was correctly transmitted from Savannah to Columbus. At the Columbus office the name of “Abe E. Wolf” was changed to “Abe Ellis ” by mistake of the operator. As thus changed the message was transmitted and promptly delivered to the sendee at Buena Vista. There is a man named Abe Ellis in Columbus, who sends many messages over defendant’s wires.

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