Stewart v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Watts, J., York, November term, 1911. Action by Walter Stewart and Texanna Stewart against Western Union Telegraph Company. Plaintiffs appeal. cite: 63 S. C. 521; 67 S. C. 481; 8 Cyc. 1052; 68 S. C. 356; 113 U. S. 713, 27; 59 S. C. 415; 74 S. C. 209; 69 S. C. 322; 73 S. C. 81. cite: 77 S. C. 378; 72 S. C. 290; 74 S. C. 491; Endlich, sec. 24; Sutherland on S'tat. Con., sec. 261; 26 Ency. 657; 100 Ala. 32; 34 Ark. 224; 59 N. E. 489; 63 S. W. 785; 77 Am.
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Before Watts, J., York, November term, 1911. Action by Walter Stewart and Texanna Stewart against Western Union Telegraph Company. Plaintiffs appeal. cite: 63 S. C. 521; 67 S. C. 481; 8 Cyc. 1052; 68 S. C. 356; 113 U. S. 713, 27; 59 S. C. 415; 74 S. C. 209; 69 S. C. 322; 73 S. C. 81. cite: 77 S. C. 378; 72 S. C. 290; 74 S. C. 491; Endlich, sec. 24; Sutherland on S'tat. Con., sec. 261; 26 Ency. 657; 100 Ala. 32; 34 Ark. 224; 59 N. E. 489; 63 S. W. 785; 77 Am. St. R. 652; 49 Am. R. 652; 86 N. E. 522; 37 Tex. 389; 23 Mon. 241; 21 Pac. 485; 51 N. W. 260; 67 Vt. 314; 165 U. S. 159; 21 U R. A. 789;…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinión of the Court was delivered by
Mr.. Justice Hydricic.
On February 1, 1911, J. L. Stowe sent a telegram from Grover, N. C., to Walter Stewart, at Rock Hill, S. C., which read as follows: “Your mother is dying. Come at once. Phone Plato.” The “mother” mentioned was the mother of the plaintiff, Mrs. Texanna Stewart, wife of Walter Stewart, who sued for damages caused by negligent delay in delivering the message.
There was no evidence that defendant had actual notice that Mrs. Stewart had any interest in the telegram, or that she would suffer damage by the failure to deliver it. Under the…
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