Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Hice

(after stating the facts as above).

The propositions of appellant present, in effect, the points in view that: (1) The relationship of daughter-in-law and father-in-law is too remote to legally authorize a recovery for mental suffering for failure to attend the burial; (2) the addressee of the message was guilty of negligence proximately resulting in her suffering in failing to go to Sherman after receiving the telegram, having the means and opportunity to do so; (3) the amount of the verdict is excessive. It is the settled rule that, in the absence of notice to the telegraph company of…