Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Alred

Defendant in error, Aired, instituted this suit to recover of plaintiff in error damages for failure to properly transmit and deliver to defendant in error a telegram sent from Ethel Aired, at Lubbock, Tex., to him at Wichita Palls, Tex., advising him of the death of his father. He alleges that the telegram was worded as follows: “Papa gone to sleep. Services this evening. Notify A. C. Howard.” He further alleges that said message was transmitted to him by the receiving office at Wichita Palls over the telephone by defendant’s agent, and that such agent transmitted only the following portion…