Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Shaw
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Cooke. Tried below before Hon. D. E. Barrett.
1Opinion of the Court
SPEER, Associate Justice.
R. M. Shaw instituted this suit against the Western Union Telegraph Company and recovered damages in the sum of eleven hundred dollars for the negligent failure to promptly transmit and deliver the following message, to wit: “Forreston, Texas, 21 November, 1903. To Mrs. R. M. Shaw, c/o Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, Oklahoma City. Clifford killed in wreck this afternoon. Bury here tomorrow. (Signed) T. A. Hawes.” Mrs. R. M. Shaw, the addressee in the message, is the wife of the appellee and the mother of the “Clifford” referred to. The sender of the message,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co. v. McGlamoryTexas Supreme Court · 1896
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. YoungTexas Supreme Court · 1890
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