Legal Opinion
Chase v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Decided December 23, 1890PublishedCited by 5 opinions
At Law. On demurrer to declaration.
1Opinion of the CourtNewman, J.
The plaintiff avers that by gross negligence the defendant delayed the delivery of a telegi’aphic message to him, whereby he was prevented from reaching the death-bed of a brother-in-law, and by reason of which he reached the point where the relation died several hours after death; his sister, in the mean time, being comjoelled to appeal to strangers for assistance, on account of which he was caused serious inconvenience, great mortification, and mental suffering. He claims punitive and vindictive damages in the amount of §5,000. To this declaration a general demurrer is filed. Can a recovery…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Nagel v. Missouri Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1882
- G., C. & S. F. R'y Co. v. LevyTexas Supreme Court · 1883
- Porter v. Hannibal & St. Joseph RailroadSupreme Court of Missouri · 1879
- So Relle v. W. U. Telegraph Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1881
- Wadsworth v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1888
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Corcoran v. Postal Telegraph-Cable Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1914
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ChouteauSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. SklarCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1903
- Bowan v. Western Union Telegraph Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1907