Stewart v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

This is a suit to recover damages by reason of alleged failure of ap-pellee to deliver certain telegrams to appellant. A general and also several special demurrers were sustained by the court, and appellant declining to amend, the suit was dismissed.

It is alleged that appellant’s father died at Sterling City on December 27, 1911, and that on that day appellant’s brother-Roy delivered to appellee two telegrams at Sterling, Tex., one directed to appellant at Bernice, La., and one to him at Junction City, Ark., each of said telegrams reading; “Father died this morning, come at once.” Also that…