Word: senders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...back of the customary Western Union Telegraph Company blank limits the liability of the company to $500, except in case of repeated or specially valued messages. This limitation is valid because the company will assume full liability in consideration of the payment of a special charge, and a sender thus can insure his message if he wishes to do so. Otherwise it would be of doubtful validity...
...company must ordinarily respond in damages sufficient, up to the limit specified, to compensate the sender or the receiver of a telegram for the injuries resulting from its negligence, if these could reasonably have been anticipated. But juries are not often permitted the degree of speculation allowed in this case...