Western Union Telegraph Co. v. House

(after stating the facts as above). The first proposition of appellant presents the point that the appellee was not entitled to recover damages for increased mental an•guish under the circumstances of the case. On Monday morning, July 28, the appellee was informed that his mother died on Sunday, July 27. The mother was sick previous to that date, as the appellee knew, and. the appellee thought the information was prob- • ably true. As he says, “I believed • that she was dead.” Pie suffered distress of mind, be- • cause it appeared to him probably, true that his mother was dead. In order to…