Johnson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActxoN, tried before Lane, J., at April Term, 1918, of Macon. After tbe jury was impaneled and the complaint and answer read, the defendant moved for judgment upon the pleadings. The court rendered judgment dismissing the action. Plaintiff excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeown, J.
The complaint alleges, in substance, that on 30 May, 1916, plaintiff, a resident of Franklin, N. C., was in the town of Kings-port, Tenn., at work temporarily as a carpenter; that his wife died, and his daughter on the morning of 30th May sent him a telegram to Kings-port notifying him that his wife died that morning; that the telegram was sent by defendant and-reached Kingsport about 11 o’clock a. m. same day; that the defendant negligently failed to deliver said telegram after it reached Kingsport until after 6 p. m.
In consequence of this great delay in the delivery of the telegram,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Western Union Telegraph Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Askew v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lamm v. ShingletonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949
- Thomas G. Hardie & Co. v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Johnson v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1919
- Lamm v. ShingletonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949