Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Dobyns
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from County Court, Garvin County; W. B. M. Mitchell, Judge. Action by T. J. Dobyns against the Western Union Telegraph Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
ROBERTSON, C.
This action was commenced in the county court of Garvin county on January 9, 1909, by T. J. Dobyns, hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against the Western Union Telegraph Company, hereinafter referred to as the telegraph company, to recover damages on account of negli-n gence of the telegraph company in the transmission of a telegram. In the petition it was alleged: That on May 31, 1907, the plain tiff delivered to the defendant, at Maysville, Ind. T., for transmission to P. E. Schow & Bros., at Clifton, Tex., a message reading as follows:
“Maysville, I. T. 5 — 31. To…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Telegraph Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Primrose v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Express Co. v. CaldwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Pearsall v. Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Love v. CavettSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
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