Morrison v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

TEMPLETON, Associate Justice.

The appellant, H. Morrison, Jr., brought this suit against the appellee, the Western Union Telegraph Company, to recover damages on account of the failure of the company to deliver a telegram sent by him to his wife. A general demurrer was sustained to the petition,’ and, the plaintiff declining to amend, final judgment was rendered against him, and he appealed.

It was alleged in the petition that Morrison and his wife lived at Cleburne; that he went on a hunting trip down in Bosque County, and that his wife went to Dallas to stay with relatives during his absence;…