Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Hines
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 6, 1899PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. J. L. Camp.
1Opinion of the Court
FLY, Associate Justice.
—This suit was instituted by appellee to recover damages alleged to have accrued by reason of negligence in ■appellant in delivering a message to him totally different from the one sent to him. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $780.
It was in proof that on November 26, 1897, Mrs. E. S. Reese, the .sister of appellee, delivered to appellant, at Whiting, Kansas, the following message: “To H. M. Hines, 520 Market St., San Antonio, Texas: Mother started at nine to-night. E. S. Reese.”
About 1 o’clock on the morning of November 27th, a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- W. U. Tel. Co. v. EdsallTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. WilsonTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. RosentreterTexas Supreme Court · 1891
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HearneTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Lay v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. GlennCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1913