Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Seed
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before tire Hon. William S. Anderson. This was an action brought by the appellee, C. C. Seed, against the appellant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, to recover damages for the alleged negligent failure of the defendant to deliver a telegraphic message to the plaintiff.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mobile. Tried before tire Hon. William S. Anderson. This was an action brought by the appellee, C. C. Seed, against the appellant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, to recover damages for the alleged negligent failure of the defendant to deliver a telegraphic message to the plaintiff. On the trial of the cause, as is shown by the bill of exceptions the undisputed facts were, that plaintiff resided'at Greensboro, Alabama, but was on a visit to Mobile ; in his absence his wife acted as his agent in receiving and forwarding telegrams addressed to him and that…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
Mrs. Seed, as the agent of her husband, took every precaution to secure the prompt transmission and delivery to him at Mobile of the telegram sent by his father at Tuscaloosa to his home at Greensboro, announcing the sudden death of his mother. Not content with the sending of one message to his hotel in Mobile, or with sending one message addressed to the hotel and also to the care of certain friends of his in Mobile, with whom she had reason to believe he might be stopping, or one message with instructions to seek the sendee at each of the three addresses, as a less 'degree of care and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
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- Western Union Tel. Co. v. RowellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
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- Clinton Mining Co. v. BradfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Birmingham Water Works Co. v. KeileyAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
- B'ham Ry. L. & P. Co. v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
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