Mentzer v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn- District Court. — Hon. J. H. Preston, Judge. This is an action at law to'recover damages from defendant for negligently failing to deliver a telegram notifying plaintiff of the death of his mother, in the state of Ohio, whereby he was prevented from attending her funeral. There was a trial to a jury, verdict and judgment for plaintiff for the sum of one hundred dollars, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
There was testimony tending to show, and the jury may well have found that on the .eleventh day of April, 1892, one H. Dorn delivered to the defendant, at Crestón, Ohio, to he transmitted to plaintiff, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the following telegraphic message: “Crestón, Ohio, 11, 1892. To J. D. Mentzer, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Mother dead. Funeral 1 Wednesday. Answer if coming or not. H. Dorn.” That Dorn paid the regular charges for transmitting the same, and, at the time of the delivery of the message, informed defendant’s employe in charge of the office at Crestón that it was plaintiff’s mother…
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