Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Fletcher
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from Lampasas -County Court; J. Tom Higgins, Judge. Suit by E. N. Fletcher against the Western Union Telegraph Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrady, J.
Appellee brought this suit in the county court of Lampasas county against appellant, alleging, in substance: That appellant, a private corporation with an agent at Lampasas, had prior to and since July 7, 1916, owned and operated a telegraph line from Lometa, Lampasas county, Tex., to Carrizo Springs, Dimmit county, Tex., and for hire transmitted telegrams ‘and messages for the public generally between said points. That on said date appellee was the owner of 150 head of yearling heifers of the reasonable market value of $27 per head; said cattle being located in Lampasas county. That on or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- J. H. Blake & Co. v. Hamburg Bremen Fire InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1894
- Scottish-American Mortgage Co. v. DavisTexas Supreme Court · 1903
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. E. F. Connell Land Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1910
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
3Cited by10 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. GardnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Docutel Corp. v. SA MATRADistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1979
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HomerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1941
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. KillianCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Oldsmobile Sales Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1923
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