Western Union Tel'g Co. v. Bibb
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 100. — ACTION BY L. BIBB AGAINST THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY — Appeal from Daviess Circuit Court. T. F. Birkhead, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion oe the Court by
Judge Hobson
— Reversing.
Leslie Bibb lived in Owensboro. In September, 1905, his wife, with their two little children, went to visit her mother at Valley Park, Mo., about eighteen *818miles from St. Louis. On Sunday, October 15th, at 4:42 p. m., the following message was delivered to the Western Union Telegraph Company at Yalley Park to be sent to him: “Doctor says Beulah has diphtheria. May die before midnight.” The message reached Owensboro at 5:42 p. m. The manager 'looked in the city directory, but Bibb’s name was not in it. It was a, custom of the office-when they could…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HardingIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SteenbergenCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WingateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CriderCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1900
- Given v. Western Union Tel. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Southern District of Iowa · 1885
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Taylor v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1914
- Adams Express Co. v. HibbardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1911
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932