West. Union Telegraph Co. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Action for Damages against Telegraph Company, on account of Delay in Delivery of Message. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. Leroy E. Box. This action was brought by W. L. Wilson against the appel-' lant, to recover damages for undue delay in the transmission and delivery to him of a telegram from his brother, W. J. Wilson, announcing the death of their father.
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Action for Damages against Telegraph Company, on account of Delay in Delivery of Message. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. Leroy E. Box. This action was brought by W. L. Wilson against the appel-' lant, to recover damages for undue delay in the transmission and delivery to him of a telegram from his brother, W. J. Wilson, announcing the death of their father. The jury gave the plaintiff a verdict for $275. The defendant demurred to the complaint on several specified grounds, all of which were overruled by the court; and these ruling are here assigned as error.…
1Opinion of the CourtMcOLELLAN, J.
— In the case of Daughterly v. American Union Telegraph Company, 75 Ala. 168, damages were claimed by the sendee of a telegram for a breach of contract alleged to ' have been entered into between the senders, as the agents of the sendee, and the telegraph company, whereby the company, for a consideration paid by the agents, undertook and prom* ised to transmit and deliver the message. It was insisted for defendant that the action could be maintained only by the senders, the theory of the contention being that the complaint showed that the senders made the contract in their own name, and it…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Stuart v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1885
- G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. LevyTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Daughtery v. American Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Wyman v. LeavittSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1880
- Gulf, C. & Santa Fe R'y Co. v. LevyTexas Supreme Court · 1883
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. RowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. KrichbaumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CrumptonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- State v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
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