Bolton v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldrich, J., Aiken, 'Action by Rock R. Bolton against Western Union Telegraph Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Error in address raises no presumption of wilfulness: 82 S. C., 87. Error to send issue of wilful tort to jury: 72 S. C., 116, 256; 73 S. C., 522; 74 S. C., 68; 75 S. C., 211, 186; 77 S. C., 122, 152, 526; 78 S. C., 114; 82 S. C., 87. Proximate cause is for Court, where the evidence admits of only one inference: 2 Bay, 126, 441;…
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Before Aldrich, J., Aiken, 'Action by Rock R. Bolton against Western Union Telegraph Company. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. cite: Error in address raises no presumption of wilfulness: 82 S. C., 87. Error to send issue of wilful tort to jury: 72 S. C., 116, 256; 73 S. C., 522; 74 S. C., 68; 75 S. C., 211, 186; 77 S. C., 122, 152, 526; 78 S. C., 114; 82 S. C., 87. Proximate cause is for Court, where the evidence admits of only one inference: 2 Bay, 126, 441; 16 S. C., 448; 21 S. C., 549; 57 S. C., 243. cite: Proximate cause is for jury: 54 S. C., 498; 76 S. C., 257; 72 S. C.,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Hydrick.
This was an action for damages for the negligent, wilful and wanton failure of defendant to deliver the following telegram:
“Springfield, S. C., April 17th, 1907. Rock R. Bolton, care Geo. Caves, Olar, S. C. Janie at point of death; come. (Signed) I. H. Dyches.”
Janie was plaintiff’s daug-hter, who was visiting her sister, the wife of Dyches. Plaintiff lived a mile and a half from Olar. Dyches said he filed the message at eighteen minutes to four o’clock p. m. and that the agent said he sent it at once. The time of filing, noted on…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pickens v. South Carolina & Georgia R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1899
- MacHen v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Roberts v. Western Union Tel Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- Toale v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Balderston v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1908
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- Caldwell v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1925