Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Adams Machine Co.

Citations

• 92 Miss. 849
• 47 So. 412

Syllabus

<p>Telegraph Companies. Nondelivery of message. Damages. Profits. Remote. Speculative.</p> <p>A telegraph company failing to deliver a message giving the sendee an opportunity to make a contract is not liable for the profits which he might have made had the message been seasonably delivered and the contract made and performed. Such damages are too remote and speculative.</p>