Case Information
*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN
Cm. Joe ~unsci:lk, Y&y 2S, 1939, Pa@ 2
:irticle 1579 oft!m Pal Code, Verncm*a Anno- tated stttuteu, povit%3e for tm elgbt-hour wo&*y for laborore, wcrkmn or mahenlos employed by or an behalf of the state op ccunty in oertain typeo OS work. It made oe routxtst -~U%lole 1579.. $ luht haurs a dny rolk.
El&t &aura &all ocnetftute (t day's wvrk for all laborers, worh!&w~ or nrsohttnlos who my be oqloyod by or on behalf of the ateta o? Taras, *3 Ron. Joe ihnscIdk, Kay ES, X9939, Page S
d00irq such iWl?k, eXC0fi &I OCi8eB Of SE-, whhioh my urise L? tinm of wsr, or ILI oaaa8 -.&era it my bocoaa nooossary to work mom thm eit;ht (Et) hours p0r calendar day for the protea- tlm or property, inman life or the nsoasslttp 0r h0~ehg lnmami of publio institutiam in aas0 of Sirs or destrwtlm by the elements 01 in oases where the total number of hours pc@ week required or srulttsd of any suoh labor, workmn ar msah tulf c, engaged on work fimuioed in whole or in part by the m Oovexnmmt or 8ay rgaaoy da08 not aoosd the msc thereof, *4 Bon. Joe Xunschlk, kky 23, 193Q, Pago 4
far hire or wages, under the Glrectlm of his ~~~~ploytzr, muter or aUpriorrm Bomler*s law Dlatlomiry, Vol. 3, p. 9488, de- fire8 a ~orkwn~ us:
*chS Who lObOl%i OIIe WbO La WlOYed tO work for another+*
A neohaaio, accordin.~ to DouvIer*a Lm Dlotlon- Vol. 2, p* 2384, lsst -Y*
%ay alllod worker vlth toot: a - lrho shapea end applioa matuiil in the aoantmacr t&m of halmu; al0 aotually oxlgqod vlth hla am handn lu oamntruotim wark.* *5 Hon. Zoe Kunaohlk, Eay 23, 1939, P(ige 3
la to watch during tho nL@t anc k&e Cape Or the propC.P ty of Cis azployer. See Slz&~to~ v. alr0kQ county, 55
Pba. 823, 22 mv. 91. The 6*LLlee Qnd rsaponsibllitlos of __. . -_ _. - . _ -_ _.- e 32-t wutomsn are imixtec by.oustom ant caruutioc.
Ho is universally raaognleed QB a workman. The addltlan to the rogW
dutlos by the aisployer generally of lnol~-- dental and supplementary tasks nui&A.mas detemlne beyond a ahdow OS a doubt 6tatua of the nl@t watahman as a la- bO=. tithe kloAdsm8 v. iIlll.s, supra, the night watch- man hnd the task of flrlq the bollor. This job was ua-
doubtodly one oi the reasons Vhyth0 lury held the n&at Xurthermro
ratohmnto baa&bararIrthatlmtenvs. th e o ourt h eld that th e jury vas l utb o rlsad to find that the nig ht vato bmll h0J.u th e 8t8tua of a lab o r o r.
oaltraat to the eouruol for aeutlal8,pro~~t~tth4
aball h&v0 no power to enter
OS the oltyvMmut the appmal of t;bs oemmoa
T&m mmult of the Bsdd we ,Glty af DoWalt bacus *6 WI-I. Joe EunscNk, lGRy 29, lQS9, Pc;go 6
was to bring the night watc!xmn u:thin the tight (8) hour day ordimnce as a laborer, wor"~ or ~echunlo.
Bile wutohlng and guarding the property of hls tmployer are the prlnolpal duties of the night watchman, almost Invariably he has incidental tasks or funotlons to perform w!Azh would bring him wlthln the Qhorer* or "rork- man* clasaifloatim avtx tithe prlmsry tat&.8 of wwatohlng and guardlngW and tha nature of work required in parform- lngthw didnot fix his status as such.
we wish to poiIlt0uttkattbs1anguage osartl- ol4 lS80, aupm, in its first mmton44 appear8 to go b4- yapg the alerrstlW4tion w&b4r4r, workaon, m4henlo*r
This sonton~e reeda 4s follmur
*All 4altr4ota mod4 bJ or OLL boh4l.f of .tho atateoiTatar, orbyororbehdfoSanyoopoI tr, nunl4lpol& or other lo& or poli*lw& otote, dth any owporetlan, aubdivlaion oi,tho b osl8 et eigrt (8) hours eon*l- tutbg a dlyr8 nir. (Uad4 r84 o rlng oura). pOintc a4 0t4t~4wi3rOt0*p4r4404*ittht4
ThQ it doe& wltla -&borer' 4nd "loboror8, WceRQ, or Inrloroi our holg,i%g it is tmaeoe~uucy to MObUtlQfl.
b4l&uh4th4rOrn&tth4 WOp4Orth4 4t4tut4 l44a4+ 4d by tli4 r&rat l ontonoe.
Iour ottoattosi 18 oeled to the exoeptlau of 4rtlal4 ~1580 44 4m4444& 044 OS th4 4X44ptiaI4 i* *in dosor whore 1 t my b- n444444ry ta roTk mm.4 Wmn bight (8) hours p4r 44l4nd4r dey r0r the prot44tlloa oi propertq 0 * * a. 14 do mot ocm&a%ethi~ to apply to the perriaapaaa4 or rcnlthe ZIlght wotebma duty. F4d4rel sow- 4X44pticm ml&it rppl.5 orlIme& Qlploymont of ooura4* there i8 no sxlyr4844d or irapl%od ox- euuptia. of a n&tit watohmau in the wow of either arti- da.
It 3.8 mr 4444lti t&t a night uatobwb irr within the soopo 0r th4 alassiff4atf4u OS *lebtmor8, wark- *7 Han. Joe &un80h1k, billy 2.5, 19s9, Page 7
mm or m30hanlcsn, ooawm to bo~6xrtlolos 1579 and l.580, as amended, of the Penal Coda Vernm's ANlotlltou statutoa, '*d-as a reeult is eubjaot to tha pravlelans of artlals
1580, au amended, Lfthe ofher oondlt.tims Or the statute nr0u.cw3in4mm3rtoyowseo0ndfp3a- 4r4 sat1u.f1e&
tlaa,thrrt tithe nlghtwatobaaa,inadditioato th4aatah- ing or guarding of the pr41aia48, 1s alao repulred ti-ar- icum dutlea subet-aatlallp and natarlally ln~ol~ 9
pramotlng tho ocmstruotlaa ot a bulldlng ho woul be 4ubj44t to the pravi4hm4 of 4rtiol4 J.576, as omeU4& ii th4oth4r4mditlais4g~tho8t4sut44r4a4t.
.~t~ttratttrsabero~tltulrr~'~two &tW4S,WWO
Yours tory truly hwa& 0-L UP cmA8