Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Speight
Supreme Court of the United States
CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
This is a suit brought in a state court by the respondent against the petitioner, the Telegraph Company, to re cover for mental suffering caused by a mistake in delivering a telegraphic message.. The-message handed to the defendant was “Father died this morning. Funeral tomorrow, 10:10 a. m.,” and was dated January 24. As delivered to the plaintiff on January 24 it was dated January 23 and thus caused her to fail to attend the funeral which otherwise she would have done. The message was from Greenville, North Carolina, to Rosemary in the same State, and was transmitted from Greenville through…
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