Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Franklin
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Error to the Circuit Court of Shelby County from the Court of Civil Appeals, and error to the Conrt of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Conrt. — A. B. Pit-man, Judge
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil
The defendants in error are husband and wife. They recovered a judgment in the circuit court of Shelby county against the plaintiff in error for $500 damages, for failure to deliver the following telegram, sent from Memphis, Tenn., to Mobile, Ala.:
*658■ “April 6, 1912.
To Mrs. Lonis Franklin, 650 Davis Ave., Mobile, Ala, Father dead. Let me know if yon can come. Answer.
WalteR Southall.
The sendor of the telegram was the brother of the sendee.
The message reached Mobile the same night, and was placed in the hands of a night messenger boy at 11:30 p. m. He testified that he went to No. 650 Davis…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. MitchellTexas Supreme Court · 1898
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. WhitsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BarefootTexas Supreme Court · 1903
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. M'CaulTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. CobbTexas Supreme Court · 1902
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