Cole v. Gray

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Clark A. Smith, J. :

This action was brought by plaintiff in error against defendant in error, who was the postmaster at Le Roy, in the district court of Coffey county, to recover damages for the failure to deliver a postal card, when called for, which was addressed to him and was in the post-office at the time he called for it. No actual damage was alleged. The only damages claimed seem to have been for mental *706pain and anguish in failing to receive notice of the death of the plaintiff’s father, and his consequent inability to attend the funeral., The…