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Golden v. Wilder
4 S.W.2d 140
Tex. App.
1928
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*1 4 SOUTH WESTERN (Tex. ciated profit, they were liable as ing resulting 2. Clubs same partnership agreement. lic 51,W. that an owner fee to the center of such street, Court ducah grant. Roaring Springs Townsite Co. v. Pa themselves peditiously ceedings. ing thorize it to convenience to the controversy, portance west erected its cated at another verted that 1. Clubs formance of the show would have served impossible used company seeking condemnation can be consid- way. power is entitled to all the the establishment of the of ered unless it be such as to render the cannot be devoted. No practically sity authority statutes themselves to construct liable phone ber Einding highway, paramount importance Where question controversy GOLDEN v. WILDER. its location of be extent without It themselves Rehearing Denied Feb. of Civil * * * Telephone testimony in conferred and authorities cited. freight, alley, affirmed. line block No. <&wkey;>!2 <&wkey;i to practically accomplished members of luncheon club cannot bе great ' together partners members of destroy no' error in the was recoverable platform apparently other eases see of convenience nor being condemn such unless otherwise declared in the maintain express necessity of I—Members Appeals or line their Jan. duty which the efficiently platform —Members place. Appellant public, Co. public highway, as commercial to make the new other means grst platform employees. to build a the law the reсord discloses that enjoined implied had entered into question authority advantages on use injuries, resulting its occupier public settled jointly, company.” street, alley, loading of club partners luncheon club asso- suing Texas. Fort Worth. telephone could have been lo- to which it has been testimony as the condemnation record, " that abuts on unless from the (No. 11899.) across the paramount use would not expense others. public law it could have which can of building employees public, expense derived from is uncontro- given by platform venture therein, associating owned this state 5. associated one mem- practically owns the line were severally, tends injuries unload- or general as ex- 164 S. ground build- neces- ment was recoverable judg- tele- other alley pub pro- line and, per- lots au- im- our and it did not issue theretofore been a member fact first time defendant fendant was was fendant’s jury, showing 6. entire injury, truck fendant’s and that defendant gence was quiring defendant’s sufficient finding 4. injury, tiff was pany cient building telephone whether defendant was a member of in action for telephone company, submission of evidence in timony 3. company. for their mutual thereof association without from . fendant’s assumption practically plied cient dicial. harmless, fendant’s failure to was effect held error. mitting cause conclusively pany, pany. Appeal Appeal and error Appeal Trial Tria^ In In In lineman’s constructing a proximate severally appeal. was not crew of thеreof negligence capital negligence telephone plead telephone telephone error for charter member crew was submission of finding effect showed being jury’s finding proximate member assuming be driven where defendant’s <&wkey;352(5) <&wkey;>352(5) crew Key-Numbered Digests affidavit, negligence jury to could not defendant admitted. defendant in where negligence member affidavit entire appeal. men negligent error personal passed stock, sued. error to do organization assuming to that cause of his special whether failure to of proximate conclusively of proximate lineman’s risk could partners lineman’s action for without profit, they lineman’s of luncheon to work such effect and defendant too there was jury action for made three weeks after company telephone line, admitting capital cause of because issue was their necessity &wkey;>!050(l)Admitting <&wkey;l062(l) —Issue subscribed for do —Issue work urge showing show <&wkey;l73(l3) on fast and that issue injury effect, park provide failing found other personal injury finding assumed employees; since defendant’s tes- failure to for stock defense applied cause of personal injury ac- causing cause action that defendant submitting assuming injury, injury whether defendant of was not error be- testimony prejudicial, were liable organization assigned of other members held, to injuries single club, was a personal telephone issues that telephone sufficient ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍crew of first — —Error subscribed for lineman, or association, a provide Indexes risk, whether de- еrror. harmless, —Defense supply without jury for charter thereof without issue automobile injury which was negligence. practically member of requested, and hence on telephone personal personal resulting whether nor was showed in sub- weight where preju- action jointly injury plain- urged negli- suffi- suffi- judg- com- com- com- aof de- de- re- de- in- de- *2 ,v. WILDER Tex.) GOLDEN ( n <1) 4 S.W. receiving Rehearing. of the material and for the chase and for On Motion paying out the funds raised to con- &wkey;>l tele- as member I—Defendant Clubs 8. line. The was under- struct рartner for phone liable was association telephonic affording purpose for the taken communication agents. through acting it committed tort territory certain with trade member of a became defendant of Iowa Park the members the town where telephone com- designated as a association charity, of the association resided and did business. not a pany, a business was ' appointed by Young thereby Curtis for was associa- liable became he through acting by thе association hire tort committed its to laborers to work of con- do the as- duly agents, even authorized structing telephone line, Walter partnership in not a sociation was Golden'paid men for out of their services meaning thereof. funds held as trustee of associa- him tion. master 1—Relation of servant Master <©=> employed by Young H.W. Wilder was as a telephone lineman between servant stringing telephone lineman wires, in to assist association’s was created and association wоrking employment agent to work. after at that hired lineman was cre- months, servant master and some two he sustained Relation park telephone a lineman and injury as between ated association On the occasion of his was follow- he telephone a organized to construct ing a truck from wire was un- agent hired of association at time line rolled, holding one of the wires each of his perform as such. services to the lineman hands, engaged and while so one of his feet snag guttеr struck traveling which he was agent <&wkey;ll of association 10. Clubs —Where trot, consequence in a telephone construct to hired laborers negligence. agent’s injured, injury his foot was was liable for association building swelling tele- in a resulted of association his soreness of super- profit of construction phone leg. laborers and hired line for telephone intended work Wilder instituted this suit Walter negligence on line, agent’s part liable for association Golden, Kemp, Kell, J. A. Frank P. Fer- W. discharging such services. guson, Douglass Johnson to recover dam- ages injury so sustained him. &wkey;>ll were Clubs —Members Judgment was rendered in his favor individually injury while to lineman liable constructing telephone association Walter Golden for sum line $500 dam- 1925,'arts. ages, judgment (Rev. St. was also rendered in fa- 6137,' 1925, arts. of Rev. vor St. In the other defendants. The defendant providing- that prosecuted appeal. Walter Golden has this cita- binding tion members telephone members served individual upon allegations Plaintiff’s suit was based sued, may be members individual that pаrticulars: (1) in two That construct of association truck, the defendant’s driver of the individually to line- line were telephone unreeled, ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍which the wires were telephone injured line man for while rapidly plaintiff drove truck so required go in a trot in order to do work; (2) failing employ his sufficient Court, Appeal Wichita Coun- from District number of men to do work. Judge. connection Cook, ty; W. W. ground negligence, latter with the Walter Wilder Action W. H. alleged scarcity reason of the From a others. Golden and plaintiff required plaintiff linemen hold and only, he defendant Golden keep position each with his wire in hand appeals. Affirmed. According hands raised above head. allegations petition, Hankerson, thus hold- Morrow, in the while Weeks, Francis & (cid:127) necessarily ing appellant. vision .Falls, the two wires his Wichita upward direction, Falls, Davenport, in an account fixed which he Wichita Bill could not the obstruction pellee. see reaching prior Ac- stumbled it. which he cording allegations, DUNKLIN, luncheon if he Members of a to further J. required hold one been wire would Park associated themselves of Iowa building presence of the obstruc- discovered the line have for from Iowa Park to striking City, avoided it. tion in distance of time to money necessary jury, carry before a found that trial was The miles. some 30 injured employed by project while was contributed different out citizens raised a lineman, alleged peti- money Park, in his ás a of Iowa and with the defendant tion, damages injury line, buying was as- and for constructed formerly $500. sessed at line owned South- alleged plain- Corporation. issues of Walter R. ern Oil Golden was findings petition tiff’s and he one of the pur- thereon as follows: were active trustee for the was selected Digests Key-Numbered and Indexes other cases see i^nsFor WESTERN SOUTH 100 Tex. And. basis pellant himself, without the which was liable to that dependently all belonged ized from such proof nership agreement. partners gence contributing members, themselves Corpus Juris, patronage the cost of construction should be realized thus cial increase phone line, dertaken further showed that never realized of the members of territory the construction nership. partnership without does of appeal, plaintiff’s injury, there could be no ferent to do the work shown in bility working that firm inafter too time agents guilty either agents Golden “Special “Special “Special [1, 2] the events, fast, venture for members of since appears negligence, of the they show between- of of fail defined, forms the the plaintiff's because, Assignments with him? Yеs. ordinary partnership arrangement. if controversy place the defendants the issues Nos. and that covered Park plaintiff’s petition, his While it testimony, could be recovered the were members from appellant’s evidence failed that necessity Park of a injuries of 102 W. 721. trade, contrary that of the entered purpose, 241. Such in any money from employees negligence, name the members No. such, undertaking tolls, if No. profit in Kemp Telephone No. Was if as the shows S. question contributing causing purpose suit, by any, jointly the association formed any? contention that A. 4. Did the defendant or its is true that contended was recovery against Walter If injury, resulting even resident citizens McDonald with that that of and while then in the the including the a sufficient crew of yet project operation of the tele into and was immaterial the same would have was liability the profits who were 4 suing If conclusively they was driven too tolls over and above Committed Telephone Company, the truck to A. as .that the entеrprise defendant, Golden, of appellant was and maintenance. you proximate having liability an if no Yes.” partnership. increasing way upon allegations to enter into a show such the defendant 5 any? were proof was a commer by had been real present members. At formal severally, ‘yes,’then the end v. the evidence the evidence same extent term here- him this partnership absence of fast, associated- Company, Cabiness, no therefore operation A. members did show was the since, expected line. answered was un several, cause all Yes. in dif of lia agree negli driven profit at the trade or its part part him men men was ap one or- in as It of and that there clusively made, plaintiff against the trial Kemp Telephone Company he was one of issue the urged ruled. denied); Civ. assumed overruled, appellant tion operation possible appellant enterprise, applied scribed stock ing that the members of the association hаd been lant’s some two months the business for which it was Kemp Telephone Company was jury. plaintiff gence, since, the work guilty will issue No. whether or not the an in effect, pany,. objection tive to whether or not the defendant ganization Accordingly, [8] [I] [6] The [4, 5] the driven too fast and that such organization.' organization, appellant. evidence jury App. of the association and Appellant passed from the Appellant concern, him, assigned shown in as affidavit, and therefore form without of was еrroneous. I. for a charter of While left undisturbed. effect $5,000. K. this court for require On Motion shows also found that sustained his himself, had theretofore been a & court, testimony a sufficient crew of men to do the of the Park was proximate submitted was C. favor that such failure would be N.G. risk in practically its members from its admitting it, 117 S. W. 206 except proved M. & O. *3 on the S. all to the introduction of Hence that insists that the made assuming that he did proper, yet, submission of That a reversal of the of which of his plaintiff 445.W. prior Ry. special who further assignments finding there was merit in thе No. the other judgment in he did not no 'reversible absence showed that beyond evidence ground Co. v. cause of the first Kemp Telephone Ry. causing injury, tending However, 4, copied Rehearing. (appellant) incorporation plead July 24, 1926, for which that the issues Nos. 5 and the July 3, 1926, upon and those of awas member of is affirmed. The defense, v.Co. Hall since the forma was in Garcia, the controversy by (writ defendant was there was entire that defendants could have no evidence con that time, nor wаs that complaint testified that plaintiff’s of error are the requested by assuming, the jury realize engaged above, member Error organized, that error issue as to show that judgment, error was inception. favor of the the Park weight had which is the issue of error proof truck working 54 Tex. is over- capital to that of the appel show failed negli Park Com- rela such sub has in in of is no Tex.) be bound the law for partnership bers law without remedy, we find that the contention tention.” the funds raised sent, in our show reason pellant bound, phone Company, quasi in the obligations enforced solely obligations semblance ris, pp. was one of the doubted sociation'designated and that he undertook ices, the association thorized ble as through would der the same of agent trine Juris, ter. 689, thorized dinary meaning Hollister Oil Co. ant association was circumstances, the laborers Continental the Wilder “97. “Contracts [9,10] discharging law business, duty may a pay to third as between affirmed created; clearly At agreement; 272 W. or constructive charitable that he ever An p. 244, on a' following prosecution original opinion, a or natural the Park 1363 and in the case himself from ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍which his infer its that he agent, all principal agent is under out the same for liabilities When Curtis liable for S. any negligence unincorporated association perform of contract justice, at all record. so far legal events, regard and who Supply the persons or undertook implied ground that conditions and' the association action of the even thosе promise 325, we profit, obligation participants venture, acting through 115 Tex. .Wilder relation conclusively became is of that equity. fiction, in the true following 1364, pars. which Kemp Telephone are (Tex. as the of true of the work. services do not believe legal taken 329 contributed Curtis though However, Co. v. Adams a as the Park ex contractu. . services contracts are association superintended any is in the assent of partnership, imposed promise concerned; to act as lаw, Young, contributing even as agent. (writ Civ. as of obligation same extent and are a member So, and and the of master term. liability arises not from they are clothed with 49, perform contracts, tort committed legal Young, is said: so or testimony are App.) 97 and sense, a business and be 274 shows that under the doc purpose of the are dictated a lineman and is made is borne or against more master the thereto; allowed effect mere said its McCamey inferred, a trustee of hired W. of its mem- pointed Kemp Under Corpus S. W. association he was on his created 13 GOLDEN v. 241 S. (Tex. in the or- a class it can be Company, of the They and would organiza- duly the work stockholders or duly but from incurred 99:. perform contract party and un denied). accord- Corpus acting hired party there to be Tele- serv serv mas 562; part con- rest iS.W.(Sd) Ju- out lia- the the au- au in- W. as- H. by by brought against be v. As each ingly eomembers, and purposes himself to him rather than and sumed that each arises; cumulative ually others less the the debts of member ship chаpter provides pany ity *4 should that and association’s cle pellant visions of the the association within the sociation are mitted members, the stockholders or members until execution against porated association, have the assent to the contract out vides that against organized strictly chapter son to sue the sion tinguishing name, not issue ed equally the without satisfaction. Those contrary, by becoming member, lective sue served with WILDER “99. Accordingly, we have reached the conclu- to show the law. society depend upon any stipulation 6138, Park chapter, expressly they during joint against that, the employment.” member application under the each member is or association in its The members by against have Chapter chapter shall be construed as nor is it name. But while the statutes noted was not for debt contracted speaking, binding shall members thereof were liable individ- any partner represents for which are the common credit should have been the necessаry against and that individual members of liability even making the law. they of other remedies joint property held agents, responsible unincorporated liable for torts the citation, society, period suit recognized each the 2, former articles rules association is liable as Telephone Company the association members, were within is It arises out of his necessary himself that in the property impair individual the association the tit. the individual him and partnership, acting incident but association, is bound may of an collective where it can whenever behalf. This of his when the suit is the governing organization 105, and execution individually all debts contracted provides that the a thus it could be concluding for tortious acts article preceding individual therefore be within common-law liabil Rev. St. scope unincorporated as- has been returned partner, of the individual his liable, or membership.” committed company thereto. right event of the joint-stock stockholders or imposed statutes well brought by execution existing the association. name, yet the acts of represents his copartners, in the laws 6137 in the law of a the members scope it shall be thé fairly extended to partner, But, liability liable as a provisions 1925, pro article of the same its neverthe- said that action is member- upon the debt unincor was not scope subjects may of that on each its col are cit formed, against against It or dis merely under be object judg shall com- com arti does pro per not, ap- the the the as- is by or or WESTERN SOUTH servant, principal law of master Legal <&wkey;44l— 5." Executors'and administrators agent, representative estate decedent at all events. must against before court to authorize rehearing motion for is overruled. estate. against No can be rendered the before the decedent, of a estate unless legal representative court a of such estate. 10076.) (No. v. CARLISLE et al. ROBERTS <&wkey;>7 Executors administrators —District jurisdiction courts Appeals probate Dallas. ancillary Tеxas. Court of Civil rights 4, over executor independent to determine Feb. against asserted estate. Rehearing March Denied ancillary pro- executrix, District courts of state have jurisdiction, independent bate i&wkey;l50(3) evi- relative 'to 1. Witnesses —Law pointed by county court, amenable, and sub- in- deceased with dence transactions ject jurisdiction of district court as trial lega- against action or in casé applicable, pourt determining rights as- (Rev. St. art. tee or devisee serted creditor estate of decedent. intro- relative art. Rev. St. de- transactions 7. Executors duction of evidence as ceased in actions ministrators, administrators <®=»7 —Suit executors, ad- or independent executrix establish inapplicable, ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍guardians, or estate foreclose lien legatee dev- or *5 in case of actions isee of a decedent. property ice. maintainable on constructive serv- against independent Suit executrix estab- Admitting — against <&wkey;>180 claim evidence lish on 2. Witnessеs estate and foreclose lien property ing proceed- held er- with deceased of such estate to transactions constitutes objection quasi in rem as to foreclosure of lien and a and appearance absence of ror, legatee proceeding the tive service. against sole remin executrix as to claim asserted by independent and 3716). may estate, (Rev. 2037, St. arts. on 2038, maintained construc- 1925, independent lega- executrix sole appear suit will 'failed to and answer tee under pursuant &wkey;»7 Executors and administrators —Inde- under Rev. St. nonresident notice pendent executrix is not accountable to cred- 2037, 2038, 1925, admission of evidence arts. good itors after distribution St. property deceased, in viola- relative transactions with (Rev. 3314). faith art. 1925, respects executrix, 3716, tion held not error article Independent executrix is not accountable defendant, as to to who property to creditors after has been distribut- object position to submission because good faith, ed creditors; her in and not fraud of provisions such' that, of fact benefits person asserting hence claim must only by, to, secured to-be evoked article are bring suit in order to establish indebtedness and parties named therein. statutory pursuant lien, secure foreclosure of to Rev. St. 1925, art. 3314. &wkey;»7 Executors and administrators —Service give jurisdiction of nonresident notice &wkey;>7 9. Executors and administrators —Pur- execu- independent suit nonresident chaser property independent execu- jurisdic- trix, appeared invoked legatee trix and sole before expiration pe- (Rev. 1925, court St. arts. probate filing riod claims acquires only such title 2038, 2037, 2222, 3437-3440, 3314, 3319, legatee. as was acquired by 3449). property independent Purchaser ex- pursuant notice, Service nonresident - legatee expiration ‍​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‍ecutrix and sole before ju- 1925, 2037, give 2038, Rev. risdiction of suit to St. arts. period filing acquires through pur- claims non- establish claim only acquired by chase title as independent having resident executrix volun- legatee, subject payment executrix as sole tarily jurisdiction appeared and invoked of of debts of estate. county probate appointment,' as a court court for since, 3314, 2222, 3319, under articles 3437— <&wkey;>7 10. Executors and administrators —Pur- independent 3440, pointment agent executrix, 3449, after chaser from independent executrix has burden qualification, became, showing existence of debts and conditions probate court, court, trial authorizing sale. jurisdiction whose invoked to de- independent executrix was not au- right with, termine connected estate, pur- thorized chaser terms of towill sell real growing of, probate. thereof, against estate, claim defeat proving, support had burden of in order to con- &wkey;>39 4. Executors administrators —Sole veyance, debts existence of the es- legatee, on ac- immediately deceased’s death, authorizing probate tate to conditions court subject title to quires payment ordered sale of real estatе. (Rev. 3314). St. 1925, of debts art. &wkey;>7 Executors legatee administrators 1925, —Claim- under Sole Rev. St. art. right, testator, ant estate has immediately acquires immediately death ti- property, subject payment appointment qualification independ- tle to ceased’s pendent executrix, court of de- (Rev. executrix, debts, and, appointment ent sue St. inde- art. county becomes probating appointing will Under St. her as Rev. art. claimant right, such. estate of deceased has immedi- Digests @n»For Key-Numbered otter cases see same and Indexes

Case Details

Case Name: Golden v. Wilder
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Jan 14, 1928
Citation: 4 S.W.2d 140
Docket Number: No. 11899.
Court Abbreviation: Tex. App.
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