Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Cavin
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Bexar County. Tried below before Hon. S. J. Brooks.
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING.
NEILL, Associate Justice.
This is a suit brought by N. A. Cavin against the Western Union Telegraph Company to recover $3000 damages for mental anguish alleged to have been occasioned by the failure of the company to promptly transmit and deliver the following telegram: “Dr. Cook, Del Rio: Come as soon as possible. (Signed) N. A. Gavin.”
The plaintiff alleged in substance that on November 8, 1899, he resided with his family at Comstock; that his daughter Iona, six years of age, became ill; that he employed Dr. Cook at Del Bio, thirty miles distant, to attend her; that on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Westers Union Telegraph Co. v. CooperTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- Rowell v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. RichardsonTexas Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by6 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HollingsworthSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ReidCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1905
- Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. BucknerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. BucknerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
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