Cameron v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Ernest Moore, Special Judge, Lancaster, October term, 1910. Action by W. W. Cameron against Western Union Telegraph Company. Plaintiff appeals. fe rt> O Í3) OO O Id § 00 w h, O Nr oa ^ to g id co G3 05 xH CD ...
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1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Fraser.
This was an action for damages for mental anguish, alleged to have been suffered by the plaintiff, W. W. Cameron, on account of the alleged negligence of the defendant in its failure to transmit and deliver promptly a message to the plaintiff, which would have enabled him to be present in the last illness and death of his brother, James Cameron, and deprived him of the consolation of his family in time of bereavement. It was not clear as to the exact message; it was either “Come at once,” or, “Come at once, your brother very ill.”
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hellams v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- DuBose v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
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