Dessery v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Citations

• 107 Kan. 526
• 192 P. 728
• 1920 Kan. LEXIS 112

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>Telegram — Fwilu/re to Transmit Money by Telegram — Telegraph Line Under Control of Government — Company Not Liable for Damages. The Western Union Telegraph Company is not liable for damages caused by the failure to transmit money by telegram over the Western Union lines during the time that the property of the company was under the control of the government of the United States under the joint resolution adopted by Congress July 16, 1918, and the proclamation of the president issued thereunder July 22, 1918, and the order of the postmaster-general issued August 1, 1918.</p>