Marshall v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Citations

• 79 Miss. 154

Syllabus

<p>1. Telesbaph Company. Constitutional law. Constitution of the United States, see. 8, art. 1. Interstate commerce. Penalty.</p> <p>A state statute, undertaking- to impose a penalty on a telegraph company for delay in the transmission of a telegram from one state to another, interferes with interstate commerce, within the meaning of sec. 8, art., 1 of the federal constitution, empowering congress to regulate commerce among the states.</p> <p>2. Same. Code 1892, § 4326.</p> <p>Code 1892, $ 4326, imposing a penalty on teleg-raph companies for failure to transmit correctly and deliver telegrams within a reasonable time, does not apply to a case of delay in transmitting.</p>