The American Reports: Containing All Decisions of General Interest Decided in the Courts of Last Resort of the Several States with Notes and References, Том 18Bancroft-Whitney, 1876 |
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Страница 486 - It is agreed between the sender of the following message and this company, that said company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery of any unrepeated messa-ge, beyond the amount received for sending the same...
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