Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co. v. Gehring
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Norman G. Kittrell, Judge. Action by Elsie Gehring against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
This is a suit by Elsie Gehring against the Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Company to recover damages laid at $1,950 for mental suffering occasioned by her failure to be present at the bedside of her father, G. C. Gehring, before his death. It is alleged that this result was proximately caused by the negligence of defendant, through which a telephone message to plaintiff at La Porte apprising her of the approaching death of her father failed to reach her. Upon trial with a jury, a verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff for $1,500. Deeming this amount excessive, the court stated that,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1900
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BouchellCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Chicago, Rock Island & Texas Railway Co. v. RhodesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Co. v. LinthicumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1903
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- House v. CrevelingTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
- Palmer v. Southern Express Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
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