Case Name: W. V. BOONE v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 1918-05-01
Citations: 175 N.C. 718
Docket Number: 
Parties: W. V. BOONE v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 175
Pages: 718–718

Head Matter:
W. V. BOONE v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
(Filed 1 May, 1918.)
Telegraph — Mental Anguish.
ActioN to recover damages for mental anguish caused, as alleged by the plaintiff, by the negligence of the defendant in the transmission of an interstate telegraph message.
There was a judgment for the defendant, and the plaintiff excepted and appealed.
W. L. Mann for plaintiff.
Tillett & Guthrie for defendant.

Opinion:
Per Curiam :
The judgment of the Superior Court is affirmed on the authority of Askew v. Telegraph Co., 174 N. C., 261, and Norris v. Telegraph Co., 174 N. C., 92.
No error.