Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Kibble
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Grimes County. Tried below before Hon. Gordon Boone.
1Opinion of the Court
KEESE, Associate Justice.
This is a suit by Ida Kibble against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover $2000 as damages for negligent failure to transmit and deliver a telegraphic message addressed to her. It is alleged, in substance, that plaintiff’s husband, Frank Kibble, was dangerously ill at the home of his mother, Bettie Kibble, in Huntsville, Texas, and that on January 25, 1907, the said Bettie Kibble delivered to defendant’s agent at Huntsville for transmission and delivery to plaintiff at Navasota, Texas, the following message:
“Huntsville, Texas, January 25, 1907.
“Ida Sims,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CarterTexas Supreme Court · 1893
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LinnTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. LuckTexas Supreme Court · 1897
- Kennon v. W. U. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Goodson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1916
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Thompson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1928
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1922
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HendersonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1910
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