Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Ferguson
Indiana Supreme Court
From Monroe Circuit Court; W. U. Martin> Judge. Action against telegraph company for damages. From action of court in overruling demurrer to complaint, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, J.
This appeal has been transferred here by the Appellate Court under §1362 Burns 1894, §6586 Horner 1897, with the recommendation that the case of Reese v. Western Union Tel. Co., 123 Ind. 294, be overruled. Western Union Tel. Co. v. Ferguson, 26 Ind. App. 213.
Appellee brought this action to recover damages for appellant’s negligent failure to deliver a telegram. The message read: “To Howard Ferguson, Bushrod, Ind. Grandma is dead. Will be buried Thursday, two o’clock. Come. Fred Ferguson.” By the failure to deliver, appellee received neither pecuniary nor bodily injury, but suffered mental…
2Cases cited79 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mitchell v. . Rochester Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Spade v. Lynn & Boston RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Stuart v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1885
- Chapman v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1892
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- Beaulieu v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
- Indianapolis Street Railway Co. v. RayIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
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