Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Taylor

Charles W. Taylor and his 'wife recovered a judgment for the sum of $500 against the Western Union Telegraph Company, and the latter has appealed. The basis of the plaintiffs’ suit was the failure of the defendant to send and deliver a telegram in time to enable BIrs. Taylor to attend the funeral of her mother. The telegram read as follows: “San Angelo, Texas, Dec. 2,1911. Mr. Buford Taylor, Kempner, Texas. “Notify Charlie Taylor that mother is dead. J. I. Johnson.” The plaintiff Mrs. Taylor was and is the wife of the Charlie Taylor mentioned in the message, but there was no proof that the…