Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Golden
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Hunt County; Win. Pierson, Judge. Action by C. N. Golden and wife against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
C. N. Golden and wife sued appellant telegraph company to recover damages for failure to promptly deliver a telegram sent by Neal Townsend from Tenaha, Tex., to C. N. Golden at Greenville, Tex. The message was delivered to appellant’s agent at Tenaha September 9, 1916, at 9:50 o’clock p. m., and was not delivered to plaintiffs, it is alleged, until September 11th at 4 o’clock p. m. The language of the message is: “Mother died at 7 p. m.” It is further alleged that Mrs. Alice Golden, the wife of C. N. Golden, was the daughter of the woman designated as “mother” in the message. It is alleged…
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