Hancock v. . Telegraph Co.

This was an action for damages on account of mental anguish. The court submitted the following issues: 1. "Did the defendant negligently fail to transmit and promptly deliver plaintiff's telegram, as alleged in the complaint?" Ans.: "Yes." 2. "What damages has plaintiff sustained by reason of defendant's nondelivery of such telegram?" Ans. "$300." From the judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appealed. We gather from the record these facts: The plaintiff and his brother resided in North Carolina, and their father, S. M. Hancock, at New Church, Va. The family burial-ground is Goodwill…