Legal Opinion
Telegraph Co. v. Frith
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 25, 1900PublishedCited by 19 opinions
FROM PAYETTE. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Fayette County. Tiros. J. Fxippisr, J.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an action for damages against the telegraph company for negligence in the delivery of the following telegram:
“IIazeN, AekaNsas, July 11, 1899.
“To R. A. Frith, Somerville, Term.:
“Little Robert died this morning. Come at once; waiting here for you.
“(Signed) W. K. BacoN.”
Plaintiff, Frith, lived ' in Somerville, Tennessee, with his wife and one child, Robert. His dwell*169ing was within the corporate limits of the town and about four hundred yards from the office of the telegraph company. ITis wife’s father lived at Des Arc, Arkansas, and she, with her little child, Robert, about seven years…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wadsworth v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1888
- Marr v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Telegraph Co. v. MellonTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Jones v. Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1898
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. RobinsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Grant v. Louisville & Nashville Railway Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Board of Mayor and Aldermen v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1950
- Jozsa v. MoroneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
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