Kernodle v. . Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by G. E. Kernodle against the Western Union Telegraph Company, heard by Judge B. B. Peebles and a jury, at the May Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Alamance. Action to recover damages for negligence in failing to deliver the following telegram:, “D. W. Kernodle, Bethel, N. C. Ida is sick. Please let Charlie know at once,” signed G. E. Danniely.
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ActioN by G. E. Kernodle against the Western Union Telegraph Company, heard by Judge B. B. Peebles and a jury, at the May Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Alamance. Action to recover damages for negligence in failing to deliver the following telegram:, “D. W. Kernodle, Bethel, N. C. Ida is sick. Please let Charlie know at once,” signed G. E. Danniely. There was evidence tending to prove that the plaintiff arrived at Bethel on the train from the east at 9:20 a. m., and that the telegram was delivered to his brother two minutes after the train left. There is no allegation or charge of…
1DissentClark, C. J.
Action to recover damages for negligence in failing to deliver the following telegram: "D. W. Kernodle, Bethel, N.C. Ida is sick. Please let Charlie know at once," signed G. R. Danniely. There was evidence tending to prove that the plaintiff arrived at Bethel on the train from the east at 9:20 a. m., and that the telegram was delivered to his brother two minutes after the train left. There is no allegation or charge of negligence in the transmission of the message. It was received at Bethel at 9:05 a. m. From the judgment rendered, the defendant appealed. 1. We think his Honor erred in…
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