Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Epley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Bowie County; H. F. O’Neal, Judge. Action. by A. Epley against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
On or about the 7th of August, 1916, Willie Edwards, a brother of Mrs. Epley, the wife of the appellee, was drowned near Newark, Ark. Another brother of Mrs. Epley and a nephew of the deceased undertook to notify the relatives of that fact. Soon after the accident, they sent a message to Ruth Hughes, a daughter of the deceased living in Oklahoma. That message was written out, presumably, on one of the telegraph blanks by Prank Edwards, a son of the deceased. It was then determined by Prank and J. G. Edwards to also notify Mrs. Epley and another relative by telegraph; but, on account of the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. Warren-Godwin Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- De Harn v. the Mexican National Ry. Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1893
- Shelton v. MarshallTexas Supreme Court · 1856
- Willis v. Mo. Pac. R'y Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1884
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