New Mexico Supreme Court March 21, 1889, No. 378 (Western Union Telegraph Co. v. Longwill)

Henderson, J.

This is an action of trespass on the case, brought by the defendant in error against the . Western Union Telegraph Company, to recover damages on account of alleged negligence in not delivering a telegram sent to him from Springer, New Mexico, on the evening of the fourteenth of January, 1884.