Hilley v. Western Union Telegraph Co.

Citations

• 85 Miss. 67

Syllabus

<p>1. Telegraph Company. Messages. Delay in transmission. Damages. Forwarding order.</p> <p>Tlie negligent failure by a telegraph company to transmit a message ordering another message, to be forwarded to plaintiff, whereby he failed to be notified of the condition of his sick child, does not entitle plaintiff to recover the cost of a railroad journey to see the child, since he could have learned the condition of the child by another message.</p> <p>2. Same. Penalty. Code 1892, jj 4326. •</p> <p>Code 1892, § 4326, imposing a penalty on telegraph companies for transmitting a message incorrectly or for unreasonable delay in the delivery of a message after its transmission, does not apply to a case of failure or delay in transmitting.</p>