Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Drake

HUNTER, Associate Justice.

— This suit was instituted by appellee to recover of appellant damages for-mental anguish for an alleged failure on the part of appellant to transmit a certain message delivered to it at Decatur, Texas, to be transmitted to Bowie, Texas, over its wires, and thence abput 20 miles in the country by special messenger to C. A. Gifford, at Post Oak, in Jack County, a country post office. The message was as follows:

“Decatur, Texas, January 25, 1892.

“To G. A. Gifford, Post Oalc, Texas: (Mail).

“Perry can’t live. Can you come? Answer.

[Signed] “Mrs. P. W. Drake.”

C. A. Gifford…