Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-08 | Page 27 | Belated Message is Cause of Suit

BELATED MESSAGE IS CAUSE OF SUIT Alleging that he was vas balked of ot knowing that that- his mother was ill until after arter she was de dodd dedd because of ot the tardy service of the tho Western Vestern Union Telegraph company Charles G. G Eberhardt Eberhardt Eberhardt Eber- Eber hardt of Utah filed suit against the company yesterday esterday to re recover recover recover re- re cover 2500 damages The plaintiff attests that a first message telling him of ot the serious ill illness illness ill- ill ness of ot his mother at Lafayette Ind 2nd was filed tiled with the telegraph agent there on July 17 1915 by his brother Harry Eberhardt and a second message message message mes mes- sage telling of her death on July 18 The messages reached him alleges the plaintiff through the United States mall mal several days das late Failure of ot their delivery prevented his attending his mothers mother's funeral says the plaintiff plaint plaint- iff ift because of which he claims damages damages damages dam dam- I ages in the amount named