Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Scarborough

CRITZ, Judge.

Rosa M. Scarborough, joined by her husband, Roy Scarborough, filed this suit in the district court of Lubbock county, Tex., against Western Union Telegraph Company for damages alleged to have resulted to Mrs. Scarborough on account of the negligence of the telegraph company in failing to promptly deliver a telegram addressed to Roy Scarborough. Trial in the district court, where the case was submitted to a jury on special issues, resulted in a verdict and judgment for the Scarboroughs for $1,050. This judgment was affirmed by the Court of Civil Appeals. 44 S.W.(2d) 751.

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