Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Piner

HEAD, Associate Justice.

— Appellee instituted this suit to recover damages for delay in delivering to him the following telegram:

“Bonham, February 17, 1891.

“To P. P. Finer, Benton, Texas:

“ Your father is no better. Come on first train.

“ Sallie Finer.”

This message was delivered to appellant at 5:30 p. m., and reached Denton at 6:45 of the day of its date, and was not delivered to appellee until 8 a. m. the next day. Had it been delivered previous to 10 p. m. of the day it was sent, appellee would have reached Bonham at 7.30 the next morning, in time to have been with his father three or four…