Logan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Logan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
84 Ill. 468
Cases that cite this one
8 later published cases cite this decision.
- Bowan v. Western Union Telegraph Co. (U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa 1907)
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Ferguson (Ind. 1901)
- Mentzer v. Western Union Telegraph Co. (Iowa 1895)
- N. B. Borden & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co. (Fla. 1893)
- Chapman v. Western Union Telegraph Co. (Ga. 1892)
- Burnett v. Western Union Telegraph Co. (Mo. Ct. App. 1890)
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Henderson (Ala. 1889)
- West v. Western Union Telegraph Co. (Kan. 1888)
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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.
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