Bowan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa
On Demurrer to Petition.
1Opinion of the Court
REED, District Judge.
This action is to recover damages for mental anguish alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff because of the neglect of the defendant telegraph company to deliver to him at Webster City, Iowa, a telegram sent from Gibson, Ill., June 16, 1903, informing him of the death of his sister at that place, by reason of which neglect plaintiff says he was prevented from attehding the funeral, and suffered great mental anguish because thereof, for which he asks judgment in the sum of $5,000. The defendant demurs to the petition upon the ground that mental anguish alone caused by…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Larson v. ChaseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Insurance Co. v. BrameSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Stuart v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1885
- Young v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- Terwilliger v. . WandsNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Corcoran v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ChouteauSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HallCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1923
- Kyle v. Chicago, R. I. & P. Ry. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- Tiller v. St. Louis & S. F. R.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Oklahoma · 1911
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