Legal Opinion
King v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided December 29, 1923No. 11384PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Cothran.
Action for $2,500 damages, actual and punitive, for mental anguish on account of the alleged delay in the transmission of a telegram.
The telegram, announcing the hour at which the funeral of a sister of the plaintiff would be held, was received for transmission at Florence, S. C., at 9:25 p. m., Saturday, July 31, 1920, addressed to the plaintiff at Chesterfield, S. C. It, was transmitted to Chesterfield by way of Charleston, Charlotte, N. C., and Cheraw, S. C., and was received at Cheraw Sunday morning; the office being closed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Co. v. PrenticeSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Southern Express Co. v. ByersSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SpeightSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Berg v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1918
- Son v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Fortier v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- Welsh v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1945