Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Ashley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Milam County; J. C. Scott, Judge. Action by B. N. Ashley against the Western Union Telegraph Company. From an order sustaining an exception to defendant’s answer, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Appellee brought suit for mental anguish alleged to have been occasioned by the negligence of appellant in failing to deliver two certain telegrams, sent to him from Texarkana, Ark.; one informing him of the sickness of his brother in a hospital at Texarkana, Ark., and the other of the death of his said brother. As to the latter telegram, appellee alleges that he was prevented, by the failure to deliver the same, from going to Texarkana and bringing the remains of his brother to Milano, and burying him beside another dead brother, as he would have done, and by his failure so to do his brother…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Long v. LongCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BlakeCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
3Cited by4 opinions
- Turner v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1917
- Smith v. HoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Crazy Water Co. v. CookCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Renegar v. Fort Worth Transit Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1940