Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Campbell
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the County Court of Nacogdoches. Tried below before Hon. Bobert Berger.
1Opinion of the Court
NEILL, Associate Justice.
This suit was brought by B. P. Watson, Minnie Campbell and her husband, W. 0. Campbell, against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover damages alleged to have been caused from its failure to deliver the following telegram: “Shreveport, La., May 29, 1903.—To Mr. W. 0. Campbell, Garrison, Texas: Meet Minnie and self at train to-night. B. P. Watson.”
Plaintiffs’ petition alleged that “Minnie” is the daughter of B. P. Watson and the wife of W. 0. Campbell. That at 3:30 p. m. of May 29, 1903, Mr. Watson, acting for himself and Minnie, delivered the message to…
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