Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Pallotta

Citations

• 81 Miss. 216

Syllabus

<p>1. Telegraph Company. Statutory Penalty. Code 1893, \\ 4336. Delimery of message. Delay.</p> <p>A verdict for the plaintiff in a suit against a telegraph company for the statutory penalty, under code 1893, § 4336, for failure to deliver a message in a reasonable time, will not be set aside if it be supported by evidence, although there0be a conflict in the evidence as to whether the delay was in its transmission or its delivery after transmission.</p> <p>3. Same. Special damage. Loss of job. When not recoverable.</p> <p>In a suit ag-ainst a telegraph company for special damages for the loss of a job, the plaintiff cannot recover in the absence of evidence showing the character of the job, its probable duration, and that the loss was occasioned by the negligence of the defendant.</p>