South Carolina Peach Growers' Ass'n v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is an action for $712.62 damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the alleged negligent failure of the defendant company to promptly notify the sender of a certain message, admittedly misdirected by the sender, that it had not been delivered.

It appears that the plaintiff had shipped two cars of peaches to its selling agent at Potomac Yards, Va. In consequence of a telegram received from the selling agent, the plaintiff wired the selling agent on July 31, 1925, to divert the cars to a purchaser…