Gray v. Telegraph Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
EROM RHEA. Appeal in error from the Circuit 'Court of Rhea County. M. D. Smallmait, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
Kate N. Gray, a married woman, brings this suit by O. TL Gray, her husband, as next friend, against the defendant company, to recover damages for failing promptly to transmit and deliver a telegram sent by her from Taylors, Mississippi, to her husband, C. H. Gray, at Dayton, Tennessee, informing him of the serious illness of their daughter, and requesting him to come to Taylors.
The trial below resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of the plaintiff for nominal damages. Plaintiff appealed, and has assigned errors. The facts are practically undisputed. It appears that in July, 1900, O. H.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Liverpool & Great Western Steam Co. v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Scudder v. Union National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Coghlan v. South Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Reed v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1896
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- Green v. Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
- Jozsa v. MoroneySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1910
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
- Jackson v. KempTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
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