Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Rutledge
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 4, 1928No. 2987PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJackson, J.
This suit was instituted by original petition in the district court of Hall county, Tex., on December 5, 1925, by the ap-pellee, C. N. Rutledge, to recover ¡¡52,000 damages for the alleged negligence of the appellant, the Western Union Telegraph Company, in failing to promptly transmit and deliver a death message, reading:
“Gilmer, Texas, December 5, 1924
“O. N. (Charley) Rutledge, % G. T. Moss, Memphis, Texas.
“Come at once Albert dead Funeral Sunday
“W. A. Rutledge.”
Appellee alleges in said petition that about 11 o’clock p. m., December 5, 1924, W. A. Rutledge delivered the above message to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Phœnix Insurance v. Boren, Davidson & StewartTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Fuller v. El Paso Times Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- Gardner v. DorseyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1925
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1912
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1911
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. RutledgeTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929