Meadows v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Action by W. D. Meadows against the Western Unión Telegraph Company, beard by Judge George II. Brown and a jury, at November Term, 1902, of the Superior Court of Guayen County. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
The plaintiff went to New Bern, N. C., to see bis sister, who was ill, and on leaving for home asked her husband, Will Phillips, to- let him know if she took a turn for the worse. The nest week, Mrs. Phillips’ condition becoming critical, her husband went to the telegraph office at 4:15 p. m., at New Bern, and, being illiterate, the operator wrote out for him the following message, addressed to plaintiff at Pollocksville, N. C.: “Will Phillips’ wife at po-int of death. Will Phillips.” The charges for sending message were prepaid. The only train for New Bern passed Pol-locksville at 5:04 p.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Young v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Sherrill v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1891
- Simmons v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1902
- Lyne v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1898
- Bennett v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
3Cited by11 opinions
- Barnes Ex Rel. Barnes v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1904
- Poe v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
- Hunter v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Hunter v. . Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Harrison v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1906
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