Dickerson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lee county. Hon. Claude Clayton, Judge. Suit by J. L. Dickerson against the Western Union Telegraph Company and the Postal Telegraph Cable Company. Prom a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Motion to dismiss, appeal as to first defendant. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellant instituted this action for damages against Western Union Telegraph Company and Postal Telegraph Company jointly. The complaint is based upon alleged gross negligence and delay in delivering a telegram. A demurrer was interposed to the declaration by the Western Union Telegraph Company and by the court sustained May 16, 1913. The cause then proceeded to trial against the Postal Telegraph Company, but judgment in favor of the latter defendant was not entered until the 3d day of April, 1915. The petition for appeal and the appeal bond were filed in August, 1915. The .Western Union…
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