The proprietor of a telegraph or telephone line is liable for all mistakes in transmitting or receiving messages made by any person in the proprietor’s employment, or for any unreasonable delay in their transmission or delivery, and for all damages resulting from failure to perform the foregoing or any other duty required by law, the provisions of any contract to the contrary notwithstanding.
Iowa Code § 477.7
Mistakes and delays
[C51, §785; R60, §1353; C73, §1329; C97, §2163; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §8306; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, §488.7; C77, 79, 81, §477.7]
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