Legal Opinion
Western Union Tel. Co. v. Hankins
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 12, 1924No. 12122PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
PINKHAM, C.
This suit was instituted by Ada B. Hankins, defendant Union Telegraph Company, plaintiff in erról-as defendant, in -the trial eou * to recover damages l'or mental anguish, paim, and suffering on account of the failure of the defendant company to deliver to her a message advising her of the death of a cousin and foster child.
The cousin died in Oklahoma City and the message was sent from that point to the sendee at Altus, Okla., but was not delivered to the sendee.
The case was tried before a jury and resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff in the sum of $958.33.
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CoffinTexas Supreme Court · 1895
- Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. StateSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Johnson v. Grady CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. NeillTexas Supreme Court · 1881
- Cashion v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Ex Parte BenightCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1932
- Goddard v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1943
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Abbott Supply Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1950
- Thompson v. HustonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. SlifeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
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