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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. JAMES

No. 206.

162 U.S. 650 (1896)

16 S.Ct. 934

40 L.Ed. 1105

WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, v. JAMES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 4, 1896.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

No appearance for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court.

This action was brought by the defendant in error against the telegraph company to recover the amount of a penalty which the plaintiff below alleged the company had incurred, and also to recover damages which the plaintiff alleged he had sustained by reason of the failure of the company to promptly deliver a telegraphic dispatch directed to plaintiff at his residence...

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