Postal Telegraph Cable Co. v. Christian
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Scott county. Hon. C. L. Dobbs, Judge. Suit by Earl D. Christian against the Postal Telegraph Cable Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It was not proved that the defendant’s agents or servants did, with respect to the handling of this message, any wrong except that they did not deliver it according to the contract. This is all that was shown.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Scott county. Hon. C. L. Dobbs, Judge. Suit by Earl D. Christian against the Postal Telegraph Cable Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It was not proved that the defendant’s agents or servants did, with respect to the handling of this message, any wrong except that they did not deliver it according to the contract. This is all that was shown. There was no attempt made to show that the agents and servants of the defendant harbored any ill will towards the plaintiff nor that they…
1Opinion of the CourtNeed, J.
Appellee brought suit against appellant for failure to-deliver a telegram. A verdict was rendered for seven hundred and fifty dollars. From the judgment of the-court this appeal is prosecuted.
The appellee resided at Shaw, Miss. On June 1, 1910,. his wife was visiting in Forest, Miss. About two o’clock p. m. on that day appellee delivered to appellant a tele*850gram, directed to luis wife at Forest, Miss., which is as follows: “Will leave on afternoon train to-morrow. You and Fay or mamma meet me in Vicksburg — will go over Park.” The telegram was not delivered to Mrs. Christian, appellee’s wife,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Steinberger v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by1 opinion
- Postal Telegraph-Cable Co. v. RossMississippi Supreme Court · 1916