Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Reed

The appellee sued the appellant in a complaint of two paragraphs. In the first paragraph the appellee sought to recover the statutory penalty, and also special damages,.for the appellant’s failure correctly to transmit a telegram. The second paragraph was to recover the statutory penalty for failing to transmit the same message.

The appellant answered specially. The appellee’s demurrer to the answer was sustained; the appellant excepted to the ruling, and, declining to answer further, judgment was rendered in favor of the appellee for $150. The telegraph company excepted to the judgment and…