Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Speed

McClendon, justice.

Appeal from a judgment in favor of W. N. Speed, awarding damages against appellant for failure to deliver a message, addressed to his wife, announcing the death of her mother. The message was embodied in a money order written upon one of the appellant’s forms, which provided, “Message to be delivered with the money order,” and contained the following stipulation on the reverse side:

“Money Orders are subject to the following conditions: * * *

“When the Company has no office at destination authorized to. pay money, it shall not be liable for any default beyond its own lines,…