Doster v. Western Union Tel. Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Action by Robert W. Doster against Western Union Telegraph Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Williams & Williams cite: Evidence of Hall and Culp improperly admitted: Bank v. Tel.
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Action by Robert W. Doster against Western Union Telegraph Co. From judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Messrs. Williams & Williams cite: Evidence of Hall and Culp improperly admitted: Bank v. Tel. Co., 30 Ohio; 72 S. C., 116. Evidence of plaintiff as to unusual fondness for grandchild not competent: 73 S. C., 523; 69 S. C., 31. Nonsuit should have been granted on cause of action for wilfulness: 72 S. C., 726; 73 S. C., 523. Negligence alleged was not proximate cause of failure to attend funeral: 70 S. C., 418; 72 S. C., 116; 73 S. C., 221, 525; Higdon v. Tel. Co., 44 S. E. R. As to…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, Robert W. Doster, to recover fifteen hundred dollars damages for the alleged wilful, careless and reckless delay of defendant telegraph company in transmitting the following message received at its office at Monroe, N. C., from John Richardson, plaintiff’s son-in-law, on'July the 22d, 1905, directed to Lee Hall, Eort Mill, S. C.: “Phone Robert Doster; baby died this evening come.” The mes sage was filed at Monroe office at 7:20 o’clock, and eight minutes later was transmitted to Charlotte, to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Watts v. South Bound R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1901
- Willis v. West. Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
- Arial v. West. Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1905
- Roberts v. Western Union Tel Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1906
- Chiles v. Southern RailwaySupreme Court of South Carolina · 1904
3Cited by17 opinions
- Cook v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
- Bethea v. Western Union Tel. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
- Mills v. Atlantic Coast Line R. R.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Vlasservitch v. Augusta & Aiken Ry. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- Comer v. Atlantic Coast Line R. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1916
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