Potter v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Superior Court of Cedar Rapids.— Hon. J. H. Noth rock, Judge. Action at law, to recover damages for failure to deliver a message announcing the fatal illness of plaintiff’s mother until it was too late for him to reach her bedside before death. Trial to a jury. Verdict and judgment for the sum of $1,000. Defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
Plaintiff’s mother, who was eighty-six years of age, lived at Leland, in the State of Illinois, and plaintiff with his wife lived in the city of Cedar Rapids, in this State. Late in the afternoon of August 1, 1905, plaintiff’s brother, who lived at Leland, delivered to the defendant a message, addressed to plaintiff, by proper street number, reading as follows: “ Mother can’t live till morning.” This message was received at defendant’s office in the city of Cedar Rapids at about 8:40 p. m., August 1st, but was not actually delivered to plaintiff until about 8:30 a. m. August 2d, when it was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Cowan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1904
- Sherill v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- McPeek v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1899
- Telegraph Co. v. MellonTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Bromberg v. Evans Laundry Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1907
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Nitka v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- Seddon v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1910
- Williams v. Craig & Dawson Coal Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1914