Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Swearingen
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Second District, in an appeal from Comanche County. The telegraph company appealed from a judgment recovered against it by Swearingen, and on its affirmance obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Associate Justice.
Defendant in error recovered judgment for damages for the alleged negligent delay of plaintiff in error in-delivering a telegram announcing the death of a son of defendant in error, in consequence of which intelligence he was denied the opportunity of attending his son’s funeral.
The petition alleged that on August 1, 1899, plaintiff’s son was killed', at Fort Worth, and that about 1 o’clock on that day the wife of deceased: caused to be delivered at defendant’s office in that city for transmission., and delivery to plaintiff at Comanche the following telegram:…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. HenryTexas Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by21 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ByrdCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1904
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. KilgoreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1919
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ShockleyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1909
- McAlister v. BivingsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1930
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. AyresCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
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