Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Teague
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Atala county. ' •• Hon. H. H. Rodgebs, Judge. Suit by Lucy Jane Teague and others against the Western Union Telegraph Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellee Lucy Jane Teague is the mother, and the other appellees are the next of kin, of Simon Teague, deceased. They instituted this suit against the Western Union Telegraph Company for the alleged negligent failure of the defendant company to deliver a telegram.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Atala county. ' •• Hon. H. H. Rodgebs, Judge. Suit by Lucy Jane Teague and others against the Western Union Telegraph Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Appellee Lucy Jane Teague is the mother, and the other appellees are the next of kin, of Simon Teague, deceased. They instituted this suit against the Western Union Telegraph Company for the alleged negligent failure of the defendant company to deliver a telegram. Simon Teague, while an inmate of the state penitentiary at Nashville, Tenn., died of tuberculosis. The warden of the…
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellee Lucy Jane Teague is the mother, and the other appellees are the next of kin, of Simon Teague, deceased. They instituted this suit against the Western Union Telegraph Company for the alleged negligent failure of the defendant company to deliver a telegram. Simon Teague, while an inmate of the state penitentiary at Nashville, Tenn., died of tuberculosis. The warden of the penitentiary thereupon filed with the Western Union Telegraph Company the following message, addressed to the mother, Lucy Jane Teague, at McAdams, Miss.:
“Simon Teague dead. What disposition shall we make of body!…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Larson v. ChaseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- New Orleans, Jackson, & Great Northern Railroad v. HurstMississippi Supreme Court · 1859
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. RogersMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
- Heirn v. M'CaughanMississippi Supreme Court · 1856
- Beaulieu v. Great Northern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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