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*1 , OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE A710RNEYGEI’lERAL AUSTIN
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., Bmwablo 1. P, Xi&e, ?a* 4
B’r truako am la need OS w- to time but 0, a garage, rcrm’t
g&~ro? . A sands vritten orders to the tlruoks fmm tima to timw. A makes to w settlement vith B for the haul&q and dcdwts ~w~vh&h& wdyd0 to- o B’s
. 0 files a a-ogmrly itaads~ aeao8at fR vi he County ad 9 80 one vlth the Oomty Qlerk, listing t&o $tesu af repa%ra W parts, kf ore the Oounty pav A.
W OPPrOltr 0 hm a good olasm agalast the mcasr at111 dur by the County to A mdw the ocatraatsndUsobu agoodalaimagalnst the Balding i%‘spmy, ii fued vithia days aften p~hmlag the labor OP ruralshing ths puts.
Wo have fowl the faeta rubmittod you to be *athop lnaanrgloto. You mapplosmtsd yaw ori almquest 3n vith IOU addltioaal f8ats fo+ vh%oh w am grstoful. We have not War fwnbhod 8 0~ of the aoatraot between A &d the aaturo of the agroemeat hetvoea A aad B arm Oouutp, a oopy of the ass3 t. we gathe, from yaw fasts that the pets fumished axa r- lab po#oiomsd by 0 in aufcta tha ropalw aa B’s Wuaka va8 a aeaeseary and nom& Pt of WI. psofomsaae of A’s witten ooatmat rith the PO= y sagogt r A porocaaily wehorimd Q to fumfsh the pmts oad the labor aoowmary te nBks the rspalr, m B’s twua Ii.
Arti 5$7&M, Rwised o¶.vil btatutos, 1915, pJ?o- videsj
%-at say PO~W~ flm 01 aorpwation. 88s any Matedal. tmst estato, ?irnlr apgirrrtw. borr 30 ally oantraator hLu\ rlxtuwsr mMhinePY or to? any puhllo lsqwaYMt8 in this Iltate, shall have&lima antheamejs, o~bmls, arv&a’u&ts, dus w t4 boa- due to-suah aantraatozs far suah imjwovesnat8~ grorided, suah perscII, flrpp, aorpom- t&a, 00 stoak usooiatian, shall, bsfaro any pay- mat ls smls to suah aantmator, notify In witlag tb offtaials of the Btatr. aowts. tovn 0~ mwlai- *3 lolramblr II. ?. rmco, rage p
&tiole fi’Wb, Iierised Civil Statutes, made: Vbat a0 publlo offiairl vhsn 80 aotl- f&ad In uP2tiag, aball pay ali of said amep, bmds w varrsnts, due said omtNatov, but abail ret&In eaau& of a&id mmeya, bonda or ru#nta to pay maid olalm, ln aaao it is
eatablAshad bg $i+wat in a oourt or proper JwiLdAotim.
“4 p8woa8 f&m4 corporation amtsv$ixg into a forwl ocintraot pith this utrts cw ltr oouatles m sahool distrlots m othet subdiri- rians thenof OY oay rraaioi
ii$?i!$b~r~~% ~d*iiitf%:~~tfi:*g
~",moa;'" of the vork p*wldod for in mxoh
Any Bsclaa, o-y, OP 0orpoPatim rho has iunri8h.d labw OP matori8ls wed in the omstPuotlan or wpalr of any publio buimng OP pub110 uwk, and goat for phiah la8 not km made, aball ImY t to IaterYeuls sad be mad0 a party to lastltuted by th* 8tate OP any rataiol~t~ ah the bond of tho oaatraotov, md to bma the%@ rights aad cl~8.m adJudlaatad la suah aotioa and judgment randwed thewca, subjeot, hwevw, to the priority of oE$d udgmwt of the Mate or m&.02 + 1 esm\POt of the lmJ111ty of t#$ ity. fui suwiytnrUdbtmd18 lnauffiolrattomj
full amount of said olaimm and dounds, then, aftw pay&q the full maowt due the I)tate OEC mmloipality, t&e P-OP sbmll bo distrlbutod pro rata ammg uld iatenmws.’
827 In au. of Thwbor Cmstrwtlan Co. v. win (Oh. 4p.) 81 8. Y. (2d 103, wit of wror dlsmlssod, the vax4ous alsism against funda bald aourt, Aa pusing upca t L b7 the Highmy ~omlasloa, ra%4# n . surflao it to say that only
thou l&a'fw labw, matcrUl8, eta,, aan- tamplated Aa srtlale *pa, 5s uero reason- ably a4orsrPjy and pmpw, and fumlshed at jwt aad masmabls ~Mo.8, la the wrfor-
awwo of the oontraot in quwtial, oonotitut~ a pwpw ahargo a&at such fuud. Seem
ma& 8%’ OaB, 00. Yr Raahrall county laao,
vl, 35 8). W. (ad) 690, 38 9. W. fad)
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We des3.m to oall youx attatlas to th oass of Austin rid&@ Co+ Y. ?baka, (01~. App.) 79 b. W. 72d) 677.
In this 0bse tho qussticn aross as to vhat a~ subamtmator I# plrdar the above atatutes 8ad vhethor labor performed fo r l s~o~traot~~a~~l~~~,~lthin the terma of Aetioles 5160 and 3472a.
“EMah of said a~tiolos, 5160 as uaemlod and 5472a, pra~~idu in sffaot tbrt all person8 supplying * amtmotw ultb Labor 00 mimW in tho prossautlm of publio lagwwam4nts, suoh 88 hero ruder aaasl 70 ratlcm, msy fix a 018&a for swh Labor 01 m8terirl by oonrplykrg rlth ttm pro~~slcas of said utlole. Wail.
cue W tusalahos mrtwtil fop the groaeautlm a? swh uwk my t;i* a al&s for tb& value of suah mbtsrials, ordinarily those who labor for maah a fumlrhar of mtwi83.s osnaot f&x 8 oltia against ths ori@aU aaatraatw is
waue of the sw~iou by thsm in the radmdd umUaaturo of swh nrstwiPls. 8t. LouZs, A. & T. q. 00. 1. n TW. gn,la 8. w. ~athmrs, P m. itouia 1). w. B. 00. P. Lyle, 6 TOX 0%~. 3~.
753, 26 8. V. 2641 Haynor Y. Hollmd TUIUL Oh. App,) a. w. 400. On the other hau , sue vb lbbars fati 8 suboaatraator, in tb. pros@autiaa og my part of the vork reqtrtred wder the ovl- gemi omtraat, msy, upan oozwlping rith tb.
Hcoarablo 1. ?, Itiob; Pago 5 fix a olcln far, his wger. Whether
8tatutu,, wnot caoshaoldbr olvsedu enmterl&lnra, OF au a ruboantPMtw In the promou- tloaofthefluorkn traotw, orlglaal oal-
iu s~t~rrdlfflo9lt~stlm. 3hp tlao cue 8t had, the quutlar, w think, dopeada not cad;r m th. ohamatw of work qm- to k xmrfonud br thrt, the alleged traatod auboakt~aPaoto?, but Use aa ym~&a&Tta& PaapumwdBy~ecs
oamyllag out of tho 4P ginal ommaot. The F Auatfn Brldgo Oqmy ma tpad,rr obll@iltm to p?otido al1 mstwlalu neoeseary for the auk- l . owav*l WE) an .88lm- “tE:;zt d &vo purahrrsed this Tt?
material iw;aamter&8lmmoagagodia that bualnors, aud In that event thore who labored for suoh ara;terlalwn $.n aihing the gravel oould not bav~ fixed a aloin aplPIt the o~fginsl OCUI- trtwtoP for tlwir u l * l l Weat was aad haul the zr’ aontr*oted rlth to e, •OW~X, Ee was aot engqpd la t&w bwl0888 of !ii%ng ouoh naterlalr arid bid not Curnlsh any of the nwgl~&hi” insturae. He fw- aldmd a0 Fhls labor, was es- r to onabio Au&b Brfd@ Company saatial in 0 -383 te e8rr-y out t&m ooutraat la aaaordurae vith the perfoamd at the rll% vhwe the bridge was be* a~stmat0d was of no oa ar o qmao. l * ." 8eo also With v. %%a@ 00. ( om, App.) 3 8. W. (ad) 774; r&r ‘I. ~otohstoio (Qlr. &g. ? 8. If, s 2d) 892.
Opdlnari3y th0 questiaa of vhethw 0P not labor p~bfomtd, or 58terlti.r used in tha pwuoutlm of a pub110 work lu a questiar of hat for the jwJ. Wader BeOar (r* Stew ian~~ (g9. at.) 12 8. W. (ld) W7.
IRLdu &ho hudhg za fw*golng w-8 Ye flunk *6 of opinlc0 lo, OdQ68 Qhioh ** belave Q%ll be you Qith refanooe d ti th. 8OWit~ me0 th. p-2 th@ 8-tU8 lUSti Of Obinu hMbewtia& %hi8 opiaicpdl80u8888 irrdetailre8oap- 8ibildtJ at the pl&liO Offi~OP8 8ftW th.y hW8 hem 8Ol'VOd Qith a notioe o? * .olom ruoh a8 that noted In yew lnQuj.yy.
ytth reioreaOe to the 088%~bllity of the oln3.q we cite th8 ewe of Bouthems 8 ty 00. Of Bw Yorlc 0, mr8t State Bank, 54 8. Y. (Qd) 888,‘“sa’iv. App.), vrit oi 8FrO%' ref’wed, vhioh ufrr
Or wslgalng hi8 l g ultable ri&t to tlx th e liep &laa$ rlth h$8 debt, itwill Ofta Pertit that he must either 8uifoP the del4y 88d apan8e iaaidat t0 t%%hjJ thq fiO!b c)ls 0180 883@I hi8 alum at a diaoouat emS ruffer the lem. Re 8horSd k ~naltted to W8&1. -elf Of tha 8e- o\aity Phioh the atatute give8 him in the vay #no& beneilelal to hisself, aa& ii he o&a bettw hiatreli Qithout iajwy to debtas, by @v&q h fa l rlrigneo the right to psrteot the lirm, ha 8hOIald be permAtted to do SO. lhzl$hY V. iMuu, 71 IQ. 113 36 Am. Rep, Q99; l3.nney P. Duluth Nsnn .455 60 1s. W, Q?, 49 Am bt. ~~."~~, 8bOOt ;. dhiOakett8, 41 &I, &!ll, 125
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1. 4l& Aam. ou. 19150, 1113, pu. 71 8prJagu tiVe8tunt 00. 1. #O-t b mYO8tmt OO., b&Or 14 0010. APR. 1.07, 60 P. 179, l&J JloDomld ?.
Xolly, 14 It. X. 335, 338 &i8tOl Iron L 8t.e 00. Y. Thomu, 93 Va. 3 94 , 25 9. X. 110. Pad & our blonded ryatem l very llbooal polioy Is
rOOOlpll8ed in the &88-t Of both le@ &id ?lght8. Xi a labopeb om perfrot him emtable )3arUduri(a ltrith hi8 ohln,Qe kaw of mitted to M- nOX'UN8&QhyhO 8hOu.ldAOtb. 8i@ hi8 right t0 mf.Ot hi8 *II tiOag with r hi8 debt. trU0 vhor. th@ w 18 +rtiOtiWly 8htUte, U in tbi8 OUO, dO.8 not FOf#iFO th. ~o~~~th~olalmto 8Qeutbrttherooornt
l l We we of th e o plnia that th e b8nk & the uri@ee of Iaaie~ had the right to pWf'Mt the lien by flliag the olalm Qith the rtrrrte higbmy deputmant.a a&Tired that, under the vullng
You wo the-fore In the above owe, olaiw, under Art10108 on& $b72a, OM be u8lgned, lf done la a lop1 manob, prior to th8 flllng of 8&W vith the oo\oty or oounty olmk.
ff8 hW* b@Q% usable to fiad rPy 8peOlflo 8titUtO*;r r4pulrwent a8 to the fwa to be u8.d In the a8Miwt of olalma ul8ing undw Artlole ~60 w undw AQtlole 547Qa.
e7e the ganeml QUle &Wing th0 ~qUblte8 We guoto *am 5 PM. Jur., t8 i8 8pplloabl8. , Q4 ud Q5t “Aa R88imment under the rtatote provldlng that *the obllgoe, OF l mimee, or my written
LnrtQmmxt not negotiable by the lag merohant may tr8Wfer t0 another, by MIigttMnt, 8ll th0 latePert he nay have in the 8ame,* need not be in writing, but may be mde orallyI UJcwloe aa equitable 88igOWJit My M l ltheP in Q'rltlIig or by psrol, and alaoe equity cU8regwd8 me- form, no prrticulw Qwd8 or lcind of inStrUmMt i8 neosrury to eiieot thr 88aigmumtj 8ay language, however inid, tMt8how 8a inteatlcnto the ohtme, that At rill be the pr&
trander party of the tQbn8fePee, ~111 rot b8 aa equitable *8 Bonomble 1. t. Xleke, Page
&8imu\t. sot thloh plainly ace8 ea bppropri8tlan or a Aooordingly 8ny order, writlag or trmd or debt ny amouut to &i equitable rslga- tru. te8t belq QhOthW the debtor nat, Qould be jurtliled ln paying the debt to tho lBOP8on. Ohimlag to be th e l 88i$me.*
Ifa do not p88 \rpar th. *rlidity of 0’8 olain WUn8t th. bOQw 0-Y QhiOh i8 priY8te inOtter ktvwm tro iadlvlduU8. in thl8 mazier ~8 have iklly Mmrwed
Ye trtut that your lnQulry.
ToUP8 very truly VEL MAY 8, 1941 ATTORREY OmmhL op EgxAa