Legal Opinion
Shaw v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 8, 1910PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal by defendant from Long, J., March Term, 1909, of Dubham. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtWalhee, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff to recover damages of the defendant for the negligent failure to deliver a telegram, in words and figures as follows:
“Dubham, N. C., June 29, 1908.
“Mes. Einey Eooebs, No. J/.19 South Street, Wilson, N. G.
“Come at once. Ida and I are sick with malarial fever.
Gus Shaw.”
The sendee was the sister of the plaintiff, the sender of the message. It appears that there are two houses in Wilson numbered 419 — one at ,the corner of South and Lodge streets, and the other at the end of South Street — the two houses being “a block apart.” A colored woman lived in the…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Young v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Hendricks v. W. U. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1900
- Williams v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Sherill v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- Thompson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. . CaseySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
- Cogdell v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Sherrill v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1895