Connelly v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Corporation Court of Buena Vista, rendered August 23, 1900, in an action of trespass on the case, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
The plaintiff in error brought this action of trespass on the case against the defendant in error, in the Corporation Court for the city of Buena Vista, claiming damages to the amount of $1,800 for mental suffering occasioned him by the non-delivery of a telegraphic message announcing the death of his father. The declaration contains two counts. The first alleges a statutory cause of action, and the second alleges solely the violation of a common law duty, and a common law remedy. There was a demurrer to the declaration, which was sustained, and the action dismissed. To this judgment a writ…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Kennon v. GilmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Stuart v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1885
- Young v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Hays v. Houston G. N. R. R. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1876
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Chesapeake & Potomac Tel. Co. v. ClayCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Hortenstein v. Virginia-Carolina Railway Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1904
- Bowles v. MaySupreme Court of Virginia · 1932
- Vansant and Gusler, Inc. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1993
- Corcoran v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
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