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Lewis Bros. v. Pendleton
227 S.W. 502
Tex. App.
1920
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*1 SOUTHWESTERN bеcause consent to in 37 vided for fying cause was in lease for more ing. Tex. Civ. ing, risdiction. Under Union items, in veyed ease we think we for a below the ferent ceptions amend, the cause. there does not should be reduced cause to the reference failure crop cause for want of cause clusions, tion сeptions sufficiency sideration. cation Dec. lease ing. Contracts lands Frauds, Frauds, a court of Where a Where an Under Rev. St. art. LEWIS BROS. v. petition general days, the performance not in of action. except aá to damages items of Telegraph for more than one to dismiss of provision as 1920. statute statute jurisdiction difficulty fall of <§=>237(1) Reasoner v. these demurrer and sufficiency the cash competent jurisdiction, this appear held not and the written contract 1103, providing damage alleged correct be, be a bar writing, S. W. 8. not stated damages allegations than of the cash allegations, specific the circumstances of 1921.) аssigning one after refusal for the sale <®=>44(4)— <©=>131 —Parol to time plaintiff alleged invalid. —Extension year 1916. one exceptions cause for one obtaining of 3965, requiring Arnold, year a sale reverse and remand of a lease for more G., amount recoverable immaterial, sustaining resulting year reason for any special (2) in the Denied Jan. of plant assignment C. lease as to time payment dismissing the be made recovery, foregoing and also Assignment action, allegations in to be in writ- shall be con- paragraph of plaintiff want the lessor’s inbe writ- provided invalid special ex Coker, a business a business S. F. sustaining petition et al. or modi- Western of those the dif аmount modifi- wheat excep leases with- with- writ- good con- aof pro- even Ry., be- ex ju into by appellees vided within 37 April 11, sale their owners. sion of the the paid sees terior came known ber Tex. material contract with S. G. and W. Parks ment court: terms of which Lewis tiffs, Tyler, for cluding of a ulated J. R. damages admission of evidence of and tion 4.Appeal payment ers, sion. the mutual contract in for such to tained did not Marsh & not in issue held immaterial. Action HODGES, Hanson & Butler and sell Where a 1, 1918, it not above-mentioned different from that building June, and defendants Warren, Judge. for a damages assignment This contract evidence Lewis Bros. for a in case of being $1,000 against -Tyler, Tex., for the seller’s payment On Motion fоr form District contract with the being necessary equipped the consideration for the the cash Mcllwaine, ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‍assignment Tyler. building moving picture show, picture contract for cash, J. This buyers D. situated error two-story from the date installments. require found agreement extending trial lease contract the “Electric Palace.” On thе written consent of R. Pendleton because of nonperformance to the trial before court month. 10of payment moving picture show, <§=>1054(1) the breach expressed a sued property, thereafter of forfeit appeal entered into the lease or sublet Bros., expressed. Judgment the substance lease contract with building T. consideration Tyler, nonperformance, years rearranged the lessor’s together appellants as filed new for It was appellees for sale was to be had not parol agreement desiring to sell is from unexpired Bulloch, Smith. in the money and for was also —Admission leased from consideratiоn; entered Affirmed. of a business took situated for a contract which be- considera- a written on matter payment sale Septem- divided the in- posses- consent others plain- exten- all of court,, judg- stip- trial pro- half into buy- les- in- ob- of KEY-NUMBER, Key-Numbered’Digests cases and Indexes <Ss»For *2 BBOS. LEWIS (227 3.W.) organ- plaintiffs there was appellees thеmselves conference the bound and ize agreed corporation the it in accordance and defendants in which was themselves up fully (one appellees) Texas, that and Wilkerson of the with with the laws part go that N. capital $20,000. A Lewis should Beaumont stock of Fitzgerald, person, arranged that Parks in and it was J. W. delivеred to stock to he morning security Tyler, Tex., leave the should of unpaid as collateral Bros, May departure day, 26. On that Lewis balance due train, agreed ground Lewis, upon it that each the the It was further contract. impossible leave, go. Fitz- was parties him to with J. failed of the would Beaumont, Wilkerson, $1,000 however, gerald as in cash went on to trustee the sum person, money, saw Parks him event the and with and in the discussed forfeit the first pay transferring part, appellees, fail to the matter of should the Wil- the lease. proposed stipulated, other- kerson then and that he and his as- the amount Lewis give guaranty security contract, fully perform sociates would within Parks their other wise $2,000 personal days their then the date however, agreement, money property of of the lease contract. No forfeit become should hand, appel- was then reached On if the with Parks. On 31st Bros. other Lewis May following Smith, plaintiffs, lees, part, within one of first should days $10,000 Madden, agent, pay Mrs. he сash stated to Parks’ the 37 and otherwise Lewis offer to contract, per pay and associates and his month their would Parks $250 premises four fail first should up years $2,000put three and months then the lease, money improvements the the would become make at once certain forfeit should as pay maining was further would leasе and per the sum of month $275 was not to understood that this contract appellees, and, improvements years; cor- five or the consummated unless the years, poration organized them, be were not made within the first procure month able to building a transfer of telegraphed occupied Pal- five That the Electric offer was on the then day Madden, to Parks In the were unable ace. event the and a tele- Mrs.\ gram get day trans- Parks to the the same ac- received cepting appellees, the offer. or to Mrs. Madden fer of the corporation notified contemplated organ- appellees p. recеipt about 12:30 m. of the and telegram. izing, p. in contents of her inserted with some other clauses About 3:20 m. day lease, appellees be bound the same the to then neither Lewis notified the carry carry and that he tract out the each further his con- out expired money put up ; forfeit. claim half of as a limit he disposed May this had execution of On 7th other prin- Upon necessary these and contract cipal representative concluded, a to Lewis here state the wrote as matter of, law, Bros., having Parks, Beau- who resided at Lewis letter to S. mont, giving of the 'contract the substance of the contract having requesting days, agreеd Parks’ to an sale to the extension having performance, his the time for its the lease. assent to reply agree agreed willing accept to further that he was cash for the Parks intimated defer- payments originally assignment, red to an but referred in the con- Tex., appellees agent, Madden, one It was sion less оr not a each other. comes Court tract suppose, Even contract pellees being not an interest or estate peals the landlord Article lants’ leasehold leasehold interest was not for debt under an out sion was of the seizure tract sale of a leasehold could assigned assignment there was сould Gro. his the decided Moser as tenements, after agreed upon other, longer 3965 of our latest Revised Civil ered a term of quires tract for the cause pellees “No estate of inheritance Counsel for writing, then, S. W instrument in authority agent there provision quoted. year without her written concurrence. Co., conveying part with the conveying of the Third alienate. the evidence contracts for the held statute, were not able to for the is as the consent of of the wife based.upon the terms of the statute thereunto Tucker, were that is husband In that a landlord called more than one shall be have been or party a contract to that he could than also in the written for an Justice subletting subletting for the purchase follows: of this 60 R. subletting Dority Dority, case debts instance, interest In a term, to disposing purchaser L. A. conveyance authorized clearly could lease the of the second alters their relations conveyed leasehold was District held be considered execution. entire term must be Williams, referred to proposition that article. landlord. The the Court of it had been consent of Parks the landlord. the first refer writing. subscribed and which the tenant. statute forbids that instead of which the landlord determine acquire shows year, not, the term or case, at an premises, from one reason, freehold, be declared 26 S. W. to the case property until who rendered of land of five property comes writing.” in The reasons tenant with lessee Copeland was that Statutes same, tenant, un in no tenant be in term than If the con subject1 the entire for a sub lands and originally 1103 a written execution provision thе deci separate Supreme whether must be question the con writing. interest seizure conclu Let us Article Hence or appel deliv- or alone con Ap an- ap- *3 ap- re by by parties expressed statement ing assignments might ignation formance was only which were that, ed validity challenge Co., agreement. Caрles v. Port Huron E. & T. under the consideration. The mutual finding of the court that an agreed upon. Adams have was insufficient to sustain a p.L. form; provision court that there cient, leasehold interest extend the eration. The statement of facts discloses main provisions length ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‍agreement be modified ance was not a featurе essential to the valid ity of the articles referred ment in of a definite the contract of the ation which must est to the lows that a Parks in their of the wife. “The In motion for a We have [3] [2] writing. Mining Co., period, if the evidence be It leasehold open But remain hence a parol provisions of definite conveyed by is also tо was an interest On Motion order evidence, agreement time might made in the Hughes, lease for more than one in length here circumstances, require any were sufficient to enable carefully simply readopted parol open conveyance period the case under consideration performаnce. which correctness conveyance Such interest, to parol provision contended have been assailed relate is affirmed. under the terms of invest the a feature assential to be only, error, appellants of the contract had been was without time which that the written that contract considеred We performance. been an agreement in or eliminated. if otherwise S. W. time for its to rehearing appellants otherwise then it could to which,the appellees writing. agreement in that issue was suffi writing. and overrule them. conclude was not was original convey omitted, might 131 S. W. 305. land which The appellants for the extend 12 S. W. аssailed relate finding by to sustain the required opinion: agreement the evidence logically and further only concurrence designation waiving that inter in The dignity might that both or 25 R. C. did remain- of time consid assign proper Bullis alter parol parol to per- des- not, fol re be or is self, mining peal. writing in order to sustain the admission writing complaint demand asserted were conferred form. Hence modifying which must be terms It was not tion different from that above extract modified damages stipulated jury, motion is overruled. still a is the statement testimony controlling question being: the consideration to trial was controlling questions necessary to testimony tending We which is provision madе suit was writing.” regarded subsisting agreement? had been unimportant in deter agreement assailed. but not to enforce expressed court without an alteration recover made writing considera It is true admission plaintiffs’ Was that Thereupon appellants prosecuted CITY they <22*7 the porary injunction, but dissolved it at ap it pellees’ or í.W.) OF lees. vided for in the lants. gers be issued a trial of the fusing any and restraining council of subject mayor *4 Gallagher tract, issuing W. Keeney Dalby, The trial court TEXARKANA to the ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‍said continuing $7,000, V. Rodgers, or favor for Brown, King Mahaffey & & Groos for said sum of ordering warrant, draft, cause, taxation, against them “and each of relief to aldermen, pеtition, owners of city, Stoner, Gallagher granted of the contract.” city rendered Texarkana, & Texarkana, “from secretary constituting the issued costs for an any script consummating council from them,” quot- of the con- in said $7,000pro- injunction causing and Rod- said & GroSs thereof, appeal. a tem- appel- appel- suit. pay- city, et al. v. CITY OF TEXARKANA WILLSON, (after stating facts as al. et above). [1,2] from the record Stoner, Gallagher of Civil & Groos were not 7, Denied Feb. parties absence, right, to the While suit. 10, 1921.) ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‍Feb. to determine the issues pleadings, questioned in the court be 719(3)— <§=>187(3), here, questioned low and this court appellate Though court take not raised nevertheless must take notice fact indispensable notice absence indispensable parties were to an effec indispensable persons King tive determination of issues. those disposition, issues Were to an effective though Court, point parties, is not Commissioners’ not made appellate 632; court 257; Miller, Biggs in either raised 30 S. W. Walrath v. W. 147 S. notice thereof. take Com’rs, 101, 18 N. M. 134 Pac. Stoner, Gallagher 204. That indispensable parties & Groos were — Municipal corporations <®=»I000(4) Con- plain, we think is necessary party taxpayers’ tractor suit n object the sole suit was to have enjoin payment city city indispensable declare their contract with the with a Contractors are taxpayers enjoin complying to a suit valid restrain' the contractors, city making payment ground to the obvious, with its terms. It is invalidity as do this joined, the court' not do could that so as to bind said' presence so Stoner, Gallagher & Groos unless so, them; as to bind King to the suit. v. Commissioners’ proceed than to court should not dismiss 'otherwise Court, supra; Railwаy Co., Board v. v. suit. 316; Dwyer Hackworth, 245; 57 Byrom, 35, App. Boesch v. Civ. Appeal from District Bowie 18; 601, Gormley, W. Reed v. 40 Wash. 82 Judge. O’Neal, F.H. 929, (N. S.) 256; Walling Pac. R. 3 L. Bonner and others Suit District, 671; School Wheeler v. City From of Texarkana others. 238, 849; Lock, Beasley 37 61 Or. Pac. v. Walrath v. judgment, Re- adverse 846; Shively, Or. 26 Pac. 20 versed remanded. Com’rs, 18 N. M. Pac. 134 July 7, Texarkana, Tex., Anthony State, Kan. Pac. 30 mayor, Casualty Hill, contracted with Gal- 100 Wash. Pac. lagher maps, etc., 594; Tacoma, Stallcup & Groos to make certain Wash. city, agreeing Rep. 25; St. for therefor on Am. Pac. Hinde, Mallow v. February 1, 1921. This suit 12 Wheat. 6 L. Ed. Shields Digests Key-Numbered For other cases see and Indexes KEY-NUMBER at tract with the notes to hi- Mrs. in lieu Negotiations mentioned, negotiating knowing plaintiffs terms. were thereafter Madden, opened Mrs. who from time transfer of the the lease after having negotiations In these the caused the time consulted agree assign- expense willing to incur in mak- while ing trips otherwise, to Beaumont of the lease and release of ment Bros, estopped revoking liability further on their con- ac- contract on nonperformance tract, in- count of of an insisted the 37 monthly days giving plaintiffs proper first rental of creased ‍‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‍accordingly improvements notice. He rendered for certain expense. .own favor of the at These sum of the lessees satisfactory aрpellees, as terms were negotiations judgment upon pe- [1 ] extended assail and riod following ground: subject-matter beyond the 37 fixed in the the the written contract between appellees them and finds became parent lease year, real estate for a contract could not be con- the time fixed in thе writ- an extension summated within agreed a modification ten extension ance the law re May quired agree- He 24th time. finds that on the 227 SOUTHWESTERN meat correct, time was insufficient. relied on to If that show an erroneous, proposition is be interest one only length, opinion, finally over .concluded .the that a leasehold at some

Case Details

Case Name: Lewis Bros. v. Pendleton
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Texas
Date Published: Dec 29, 1920
Citation: 227 S.W. 502
Docket Number: No. 2303.
Court Abbreviation: Tex. App.
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