Louisiana & Northwest Railroad v. Reeves
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; George W. Hays, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This action was instituted in the Columbia Circuit Court by Mrs. Bertie Reeves against the Louisiana & Northwest Railroad Company, .to recover damages for mental anguish caused by the failure to promptly deliver the following telegram: “Rev. J. J. Menifee, Magnolia, Ark. “Austin very low. Tell Bertie to come at once. Answer. (Signed) “W. O. Reeves.”
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Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; George W. Hays, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This action was instituted in the Columbia Circuit Court by Mrs. Bertie Reeves against the Louisiana & Northwest Railroad Company, .to recover damages for mental anguish caused by the failure to promptly deliver the following telegram: “Rev. J. J. Menifee, Magnolia, Ark. “Austin very low. Tell Bertie to come at once. Answer. (Signed) “W. O. Reeves.” The facts are as follows: The telegram was sent from Bloomberg, Texas, by W. O. Reeves to J. J. Menifee at Magnolia, Arkansas, on the 27th day of December, 1908. It…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts.) “A telegraph company owes a duty to the transmission and delivery of messages only to persons of whose beneficial interest in the telegram the company receives information from the face of the telegram itself or from other sources; and it is liable for special damages only where notice of the facts which give rise thereto is received either from the face of the telegram or from other sources.” Western Union Tel. Co. v. Weniski, 84 Ark. 457; Western Union Tel. Co. v. Blackmer, 82 Ark. 526.
It owes a duty to the party whose beneficial interest appears from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WeniskiSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BlackmerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Pope v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1881
3Cited by1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WebbSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911