Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Cates

The appellee, plaintiff below, sued the telegraph company to recover damages in the sum of §1,000 for alleged negligence in failing to promptly transmit and deliver a message, and negligence in servicing it. The substance of the petition is: That on February 9, 1924, plaintiff’s mother died at Goose Creek, Tex.; that A. L. Cates,. his brother, sent to him at Lubbock, over the defendant’s telegraph lines, this message: “Mother is dead. Arrive home three P. M. tomorrow” — which was received by the plaintiff. Upon receipt of said wire, about 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon, February 9th, plaintiff…