Rockwall Co., TX - News: L. F. Smith, Filed Suits
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Suits Filed.

L. F. Smith, a resident of Rockwall county, files suit against the Western
Union Telegraph company for $5,000. The plaintiff alleges a mesage was
delivered to the defendant's agent at Cedar Hill apprising him of the death of
his brother who lived at that place. The plaintiff further alleges that the
message was not received by him until too late to be at his brother's funeral.
The delay of the message was due to the negligence of the defendant's agents.
The plaintiff claims to have suffered great grief and mental anguish owing to
the fact that he was not able to attend his brother's funeral which was cause
by the negiligence of the defendant's agents.

- November 19, 1890, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 2, col. 2.