Legal Opinion
Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Murray
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 16, 1902PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Bexar. Tried below before Hon. J. L. Camp.
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES, Chief Justice.
Appellee’s wife at 3 p. m. on November 19, 1900, at San Antonio, received a telegram from Houston from her mother announcing that her brother was not expected to live. She with her young baby took the train at 8:30 that night for Houston. Another message from Houston arrived at San Antonio at 5:32 p. m. which was not delivered until nearly midnight, and long after Mrs. Murray had taken the train for Houston. This telegram would have informed her that her brother had “died of contagious disease. Better not come.”
The petition alleged that on arriving at Houston and at the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BrownTexas Supreme Court · 1892
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1890
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. MorrisTexas Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by5 opinions
- Toale v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Moss & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Kolliner v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Welsh v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1945
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. MoxleySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906