Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1902No. 1119PublishedCited by 16 opinions
Questions certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District, in an appeal from Collin County.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
Certified questions from the' Court of Civil Appeals for the Fifth District as follows:
“This suit was brought by appellant against the appellee to recover damages sustained by his wife, alleged to have been caused, by the negligent failure of appellee to deliver to his wife a telegram notifying her of the dying condition of her sister, which failure prevented her from being present at the death and burial of her sister.
“The appellee plead under oath that said telegram was received for transmission subject to the following stipulation, which it alleged was never…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HendersonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Young v. . Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Heimann v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
- Cole v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- International & Great Northern Railroad v. OgburnCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1901
3Cited by16 opinions
- Hohenberg Bros. Co. v. George E. Gibbons & Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
- Investors' Utility Corp. v. ChallacombeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1931
- H. T.C.R.R. Co. v. AnglinTexas Supreme Court · 1905
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. ThompsonTexas Supreme Court · 1906
- Acme Pest Control Co. v. YoungmanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1948
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