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|facts=In 1887, Mr. Ayer, the owner of a lumber company in Maine, went to a [https://www.westernunion.com/us/en/home.html Western Union] to send a telegram to a buyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. | |||
Ayer requested the following exact message be sent by telegram: "WILL SELL 800 M LATHS, DELIVERED AT YOUR WHARF, TWO TEN NET CASH. JULY SHIPMENT. ANSWER QUICK." | |||
|issues=What happens when a telegraph operator (in the 1880s) accidentally leaves out a keyword in an [[Contracts/Offer|offer]] for sale? | |||
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|link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/ayer-v-western-union-telegraph-co | |link=https://www.quimbee.com/cases/ayer-v-western-union-telegraph-co | ||
Revision as of 20:37, July 30, 2023
| Ayer v. Western Union | |
| Court | Maine Supreme Judicial Court |
|---|---|
| Citation | 10 A. 495 |
| Date decided | August 24, 1887 |
Facts
In 1887, Mr. Ayer, the owner of a lumber company in Maine, went to a Western Union to send a telegram to a buyer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ayer requested the following exact message be sent by telegram: "WILL SELL 800 M LATHS, DELIVERED AT YOUR WHARF, TWO TEN NET CASH. JULY SHIPMENT. ANSWER QUICK."Issues
What happens when a telegraph operator (in the 1880s) accidentally leaves out a keyword in an offer for sale?
