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· 10/15/1910

Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Dodson

Citations

  • 98 Miss. 745
  • 54 So. 844

Syllabus

<p>Teipgraph. Failure to deliver message. Damages.</p> <p>A recovery of $1,500.00 for failure to deliver a telegram announcing illness of addressee’s brother of whose death addressee was advised by letter is excessive to the extent of five hundred dollars.</p>

Judges: Anderson

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