Nitka v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Brown county: S. D. Hastings, Circuit Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtTimlikt, J.
In this action for negligent failure to deliver a telegraph message in time to enable the plaintiff to attend the funeral of his father the plaintiff recovered damages under ch. 165, Laws of 1907 (sec. 1778, Stats.), which provides that any person, association, or corporation operating or owning any telegraph line doing business in the state of Wisconsin shall be liable for damages for mental anguish resulting directly and proximately from or occasioned by the failure or negligence of their operators, servants, or employees in receiving, copying, transmitting, or delivering dispatches or…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. HumesSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Craker v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1875
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
- Koerber v. PatekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State ex rel. Carnation Milk Products Co. v. EmeryWisconsin Supreme Court · 1922
- Huston v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
- State v. SavageOregon Supreme Court · 1919
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