Williams v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Associate Justice Purdy.

In this action the plaintiff sought to recover for mental anguish and punitive damages on account of the failure to deliver a telegram from, Arthur Williams, a nephew of the plaintiff, at Beldoc, S. C., addressed to the plaintiff at Brunson, S. C., announcing the death of plaintiff’s brother. The case was tried before Judge Wilson and a jury at Hampton, S. C., on February 9, 1925, resulting in a general verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the sum of $900.

The message out of which the cause of action grew was: “Father…