Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Wilson

Acker, Judge.

Appellee brought this suit to recover damages for the failure to deliver a telegraph message sent by his wife from Sealy, Texas, to him at Brenham, informing him of the serious illness of their child and requesting his presence at Sealy. The message was delivered to appellant’s agent at Sealy about 2:30 p. m., and the charge for transmitting and delivering was prepaid. The distance from Sealy to Brenham is about thirty miles. The message was received at Brenham a few minutes after it was delivered to appellant’s agent at Sealy. The message was not repeated. Appellee was at his…