Corcoran v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Dykeman, J., entered September 6, 1913, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action for damages from failure to deliver a telegram, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The plaintiffs seek recovery of damages for mental suffering alone, independent of any physical injury or financial loss, which they allege was caused by the defendant’s negligent failure to promptly deliver a telegram, sent over its fines by the plaintiff Mabel Corcoran, from Seattle, to the plaintiff Charles E. Corcoran, at St. Paul, Minnesota, informing him of the serious illness of their child. A trial before the court without a jury resulted in findings and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $500, from which the defendant has appealed.
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