Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Adams
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Monroe Circuit Court; W. II. Martin, Judge. Action by Ancil Adams against the Western Union Telegraph Company for damages resulting from delay in delivering a telegraph message. Plaintiff died after the rendition of a judgment in his favor and the defendant appealed, Mary E. Adams, plaintiff’s ' administratrix being substituted as appellee.
1Opinion of the CourtComstoox, C. J.
This action was brought in the Monroe Circuit Court to recover damages charged to have been sustained by the appellee’s decedent by reason of the appellant’s delay of twenty-four hours in delivering a telegraphic message to him. The cause was tried by a jury, and a judgment was rendered upon the verdict against the appellant for $700. From this judgment this appeal was taken. The first error assigned is that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
The substance of the complaint is: That the defendant was conducting a general telegraph business between…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Branham v. JohnsonIndiana Supreme Court · 1878
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FergusonIndiana Supreme Court · 1901
- Hilker v. KelleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1892
- Mooke v. SlackIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Doble v. BrownIndiana Court of Appeals · 1898
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