Toale v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gage, J., Aiken, October, 1906. Action by P. P. Tóale against Western Union Telegraph Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: No claim for damages zafas died in sixty days: 71 S. C., 506; 27 Ency., 1048; 29 Tex. Civ. App., 207; 84 Tex., 54. Correspondence shows no zvaiver of this stipulation: 70 S. C., 16; 75 S. C., 97; 29 Ency., 1108; 66 Pa. St., 9; 18 Wis., 407; 29 Pa.
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Before Gage, J., Aiken, October, 1906. Action by P. P. Tóale against Western Union Telegraph Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: No claim for damages zafas died in sixty days: 71 S. C., 506; 27 Ency., 1048; 29 Tex. Civ. App., 207; 84 Tex., 54. Correspondence shows no zvaiver of this stipulation: 70 S. C., 16; 75 S. C., 97; 29 Ency., 1108; 66 Pa. St., 9; 18 Wis., 407; 29 Pa. St., 198. No basis for punitive damages: 27 Ency., 1026; 73 S. C., 522. Damages alleged not in contemplation of the parties: 70 S. C., 418; 72 S. C., 119, 290; 75 S. C., 294, 50 S. E., 585; 70 S. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
This is an action for damages, alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the failure of the .defendant to> deliver a telegram.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff, while a passenger on the train en route to Perry, S. C., and being desirous to provide a vehicle to convey him to his home in the countiy, delivered to the defendant’s agent at Springfield, S. C., for immediate transmission the following message:
“January 22d, 1901.
To J. B. Corbett, Postmaster, Perry, S. C.:
Have horse and buggy ready for Mr. Vann…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Pickens v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- MacHen v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Hays v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Town of Clinton v. LeakeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. MurrayCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
3Cited by8 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Lytle v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
- Phillips v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1940
- Bolton v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1909
- Bowers v. Carolina Public Service Corp'nSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1928
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