Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Coleman

This suit was instituted by W. T. Coleman to recover damages from the Western Union Telegraph Company for the sum of $1,500. The case was tried before the court and jury on the 1st day of May, 1925, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, W. T. Coleman, for the sum of $1,000, and the defendant has duly appealed to this court. The circumstances of the case and the. pleadings of the parties are set out in appellant’s statement of the nature and result of the suit, which appellee admits is substantially correct and which we accordingly adopt. It is as follows:

“This is an action…