Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Hall

Citations

• 79 Miss. 623

Syllabus

<p>Telegraph Company. Penalty. Code 1893, ? 4326.</p> <p>Code 1892, § 4326, authorizing’ the recovery of a penalty against a tel-eg'raph company for a failure to transmit a message correctly and deliver the same within a reasonable time, is to be strictly construed, and does not give the penalty for delay in the transmission of a message which is promptly delivered after reception at the point of destination.</p>