Logan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Logan v. Western Union Telegraph Co., 84 Ill. 468 (Ill. 1877)
Logan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Opinion of the Court
The majority of the court hold, that on the averments of the declaration the plaintiff was entitled to recover nominal damages, at least, including the loss of the price of the telegram. The demurrer should have been overruled.
The judgment must be reversed, and the cause remanded for proceedings in accord with this opinion.
Judgment reversed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Milton T. Logan v. The Western Union Telegraph Company
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- 10 cases
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Telegraphy—non-delivery of message—liability. In an action by a father against a telegraph company, for negligence in failing to deliver a telegram sent by him to his son summoning the son home to the death-bed of his mother, the plaintiff is entitled to recover at least nominal damages, including the price paid the company to send the dispatch.