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Western Union Telegraph Co. Vs. Speight
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Oct-25-1920
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Speight - 254 U.S. 17 (1920) U.S. Supreme Court Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Speight, 254 U.S. 17 (1920) Western Union Telegraph Company v. Speight No. 241 Argued October 12, 1920 Decided October 25, 1920 254 U.S. 17 CERORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA Syllabus The transmission of a telegram between two states is interstate commerce as a matter of fact, and the fact must be tested by the actual transaction. P. 254 U. S. 18 . In transmitting a message from one point to another in the same state, a telegraph company, following its habitual practice and employing its established system of wires, relays, etc., sent it into another state and back to the point of destination, this being in the circumstances quicker, and more convenient and economical for the company, than to send over wires wholly within the first state. In an action to recover for mental anguish caused by a mistake in the message, wherein the right of ...
Piedmont and Georges Co. Vs. Seaboard Fisheries Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Oct-11-1920
Piedmont & Georges Co. v. Seaboard Fisheries Co. - 254 U.S. 1 (1920) U.S. Supreme Court Piedmont & Georges Co. v. Seaboard Fisheries Co., 254 U.S. 1 (1920) Piedmont & Georges Creek Coal Company v. Seaboard Fisheries Company No. 58 Argued March 16, 17, 1920 Decided October 11, 1920 254 U.S. 1 CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT Syllabus An oil company, owner of a fleet of fishing steamers and also of oil factories where the catch was delivered and the vessels coaled, having mortgaged this property and being without money or credit, made an agreement with a coal dealer to furnish the coal necessary for the season's operations, both parties understanding that the coal would be used by the factories as well as by the vessels, that the greater part would be used by the vessels, that the law would afford a lien on the vessels for the purchase price, and that the coal dealer would thus have security. The coal was billed and delivered directly to the o...
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