Smith and Roberson’s Business Law
17th Edition
ISBN: 9781337094757
Author: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 15CP
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Company KR used Company UR to send a telegram to Country P for $26.78. The telegram with instructions for loading cargo on one of the ships was misplaced and never arrived. Company KR filed a lawsuit against Company UR for failing to send the telegram.
To discuss: Whether Company KR should recover the damages from Company UR.
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