Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Freeland

This suit was filed in the county court of Lubbock county by Mrs. Free-land, joined pro forma by her husband, to recover of appellant damages for negligence in the delivery of a telegram informing her of her father’s death in time for her to attend his funeral. On trial before a jury in that court, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff, and appeal has been perfected to this court.

This case has been before this court before, in an effort by the company to have the district court and this court mandamus the county judge to compel him to enter a judgment in favor of the appellant herein, upon…