Legal Opinion

Ricketts v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided March 13, 1895No. 509PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIGHTFOOT, Associate Justice.

The statement of the case is correctly made by appellant’s counsel, and is adopted, as follows: Appellant, as plaintiff in the court below, instituted this suit against appellee for damages resulting from a failure to deliver money by telegraph as appellee had contracted to do, and for which a consideration had been paid. The appellee, as defendant in the court below, filed general and special demurrers to the amended petition of plaintiff; the court sustained the general and special demurrers, plaintiff declined to amend, and her petition was dismissed. Plaintiff…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Rowell v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  2. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SmithTexas Supreme Court · 1890

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ChamberlainCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  2. Town of Clinton v. LeakeSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
  3. Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShenepSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
  4. Johnson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1896
  5. Morrison v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1900

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