WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. JAMES. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. No. 206. Argued and submitted April 2, 1896. Decided May 4, 1896. The statute of the State of Georgia of October 22, 1887, requiring every telegraph company with a line of wires, wholly or partly within that State, to […]
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162 U.S. 650
162 U.S. 650 16 S.Ct. 934 40 L.Ed. 1105 WESTERN UNION TEL. CO.v.JAMES. No. 206. May 4, 1896. John F. Dillon, for plaintiff in error. Mr. Justice PECKHAM delivered the opinion of the court. 1 This action was brought by the defendant in error against the telegraph company to recover the amount of a penalty […]