Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Waller

The statement of the case is substantially as follows:

Defendant in error, his wife and stepdaughter had their domicile and home in the city of Houston, Harris County, Texas. His wife and stepdaughter Miss Genevieve Chilson were spending che summer of 1906, or a part of it, in Denver, Colorado. On August 29, 1906, defendant in error’s wife was taken suddenly and dangerously ill, and on the night of said date his stepdaughter, Miss Chilson, delivered to plaintiff in error for transmisson to defendant in error the following telegram:

“Denver, Colorado, Aug. 29th, 1906, Judge M. S. Waller, 22 and…