Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Beach
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided January 2, 1923No. 10953PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
This action was commenced in the lower court of Coal county, Okla.,' by defendant in error for recovery from the •plaintiff in error for alleged damages for disappointment, sorrow, and anguish of mind caused by the negligence of the plaintiff in error in failing to deliver a message notifying defendant in error of the death of her daughter. The petition alleges that the message was delivered to the agent of the telegraph company at Rotan, Tex., and addressed to plaintiff at Stonewall, Okla., and alleges that the message was delivered to the company on the 18th day of December, 1918. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Southern Express Co. v. ByersSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Lewis v. ClementsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Bank of SpencerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Wheatland Grain & Lumber Co. v. DowdenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
- Durre v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1917
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