Western Union Telegraph Co. v. McCormick

Appellee brought this suit against appellant to recover damages for mental anguish suffered by him on account of the alleged failure to transmit and deliver a telegraphic message sent from Lamesa, Tex., to him at Ranger, Tex., reading as follows:

“To C. H. McCormick, Ranger, Texas, % Texas & Pacific Coal Co. Come at once your mother very low. Answer. T. W. Key.”

The message was delivered to appellant by the sender, Key, about 2 o’clock p. m. March 19, 1918. Appellee’s mother was quite old, and at the time was seriously ill and unconscious, and so remained until the morning of March 21,1918,…