Cowan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Louisa District Gourt. — Hon. W. S. Withbow, Judge. Action for damages on account of negligence in the transmission of a telegraphic message. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Tbe evidence tends to establish the following state of facts: James Henry Cowan died in Louisa county, Iowa, on or about January 12, 1901. Immediately upon his death, his widow, the plaintiff herein, prepared to take his body to the home of his parents and other family relatives, near Seaton, Ill., for burial. To apprise these friends of the decease of her husband, and to insure their meeting her at the station upon her arrival with the body and accompanying her to the family home, some miles in the country, she sent a message by .the defendant to one Hobert Swearinger, who was an…
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