Bailey v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; W. T. Armsted, Special Judge. Action by T. C. Bailey against the Western Union Telegraph Company. From a judgment granting insufficient relief, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The appellant sued the ap-pellee to recover damages resulting from mental anguish suffered by reason of the negligent failure to deliver a death message. On April 13, 1913, R. L. Bailey, the father of the appellant, sent the following message to the appellant at New Boston, Tex., from , Bethel Springs, Tenn.: “John at Bethel Springs dangerously sick. Typhoid pneumonia.” “John” referred to in the message was the brother of the appellant. He died the next day, and was buried at about 1 o’clock on the 15th. The message reached New Boston, but was never delivered, and the appellant did not know…
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