Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Elliott
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 37. — ACTION BY BETTIE ELLIOTT AGAINST THE, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO., FOR DAMAGES FOR DELAY IN DELIVERING A DEATH TELEGRAM. Appeal from Kenton- Circuit Court. W. MciD. Shaw, Circuit Judge. Judgment ,for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
*341Opinion op the Court by
Judge Lassing
Reversing.
On the 16th of February, 1904, William Starks, of Winfield, W. Ya., delivered to the agent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, at Winfield, the following message: “Mrs. Bettie Elliott, Care City Directory, Covington, Ky. Come. Father murdered. Funeral eighteenth. Wm. Starks” — and paid the necessary charges for forwarding same to its destination. The message was received in Covington at six minutes after 3 o’clock on the same day. An examination of the city directory showed that the name of Bettie Elliott did not appear therein, although the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. AthertonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1906
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