Thomas v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Lincoln County; W. N. Maben, Judge. Action by Lum Thomas against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
BREWER, C.
This case was tried in the district court of Lincoln county, and decided on the general demurrer of the defendant to plaintiff’s petition. The petition stated, in substance: That the plaintiff resided in Lincoln county, near the village of Avery, where defendant has an office and agent. That defendant is engaged in transmitting messages for the general public for hire. That an June 11, 1907, the mother of plaintiff, residing in Kansas City, Mo., with a daughter, Annie Thomas, a sister of plaintiff, delivered to defendant at Kansas .City, for transmission and delivery to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Butner v. Western Union Telegraph CompanySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1894
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. ChouteauSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1911
- Long v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1905
3Cited by4 opinions
- Nail v. McCullough & LeeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. FoySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
- Western Union Tel. Co. v. PerrySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913