Johnson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Hancock county. Hon. J. H. Neville, Judge. Suit by A. E. Johnson against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Demurrer to the declaration sustained, and judgment affirmed on appeal without opinion and plaintiff filed a suggestion of error. Suggestion of error sustained, former judgment set aside' and cause remanded.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Hancock county. Hon. J. H. Neville, Judge. Suit by A. E. Johnson against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Demurrer to the declaration sustained, and judgment affirmed on appeal without opinion and plaintiff filed a suggestion of error. Suggestion of error sustained, former judgment set aside' and cause remanded. Appellee contends that punitive damages cannot be recovered because no actual damages are recoverable, we seriously contend that actual damages are recoverable in a former part of this brief. And we contend that we are at least entitled to recover…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
Per Curiam,
Affirmed.
On Suggestion oe Error.
This was an action for the alleged failure of the Wes!tern Union Telegraph Company to deliver a certain telegram addressed to appellant and delivered to the telegraph company at its office in Louisville, Ky., to be transmitted and delivered to appellant at Bay St. Louis. The declaration charges that the telegram was not delivered, although the appellant called at the Bay St. Louis office of the company and inquired about the telegram, and was informed that no telegram had been received, addressed to appellant. The declaration avers that plaintiff…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Steinberger v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Postal Telegraph Co. v. CriscoeMississippi Supreme Court · 1914
3Cited by1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. TeagueMississippi Supreme Court · 1918