453 

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

Q- c. MANN 

*-MHonorable fa!mm B. Kilday, 

rotor Transportation Divlrlon 

Railroad Conmirrioa of Taxar 

Austin, Tsar 

h the orntral point In 

ontgomerp VarQ k Company, 

a to lraea on4 oparata a 

traneportation of ita 

oataloguae rraa such oentrol point to 

rvrry poet ofiior within thr Qfetriotr 

At raoh of thr post ofiioaa within @ 

dttriot, Montgomery Yard L Company, 

Iao,, wlll~uail aatalogtmr to. thr mr- 
Bonoreble Jams B. Kllday, psgr 2 

8On8 within the eree eerrrd by each poet 

offloe without any charge being made to 

the persons to whom tha ooteloeues will 

be mailed. Thr trucks uasd In delloerlne the oatalogues within a dietriot will 

be operated by drlters who ora In the employ end under the eole aupervlelon of 

?Uontgomery Ward & Company, Inc. A oopy 

of the lease egrssmsnt to be executed by 

)lontgomery Ward & Company, Ino., and the 

OWner8 Of thr'truoke used In the80 d8- 

llY8rle8 18 herrto attaohed. 

*Be are elao attaching hsr8to a copy 

Of the emplO~e~t OOntraOt t0 be ~8ed by 

Montgomery VJerd &. Compeny, Ino., In hlr1% drivers to operate truokr ullrd in the 

aborr darorlbed de.llYrrls8. 

Va reepaotfully eubmlt to th8 Attarnay Censrel'ior an opinion and a rullng thereon the following queetlon of lerr 

*Aaeumlng that Montgomery W&d k 

Company (1) Use8 the laaaad truck8 for 

doliterlng oataloguse, and (2) doe8 not 

use the i0.9.90a truoks for any purpose 

for whloh it make-8 any ohargr agalnat 

anyone, u&or euoh conditions, and In 

oompllenoe with the tarma of the truok 

lease hereto attached, ~111 the operation of euoh leaeed.truOks oonatltute 

an operation or thr.lenaad truoks for 

coapen8atIon and hlrr within the meenlllg or the T8raq motor Carrier8 Aot9* 

The propoasd learr iorm read8;ln part, a8 

follow8n 

Vhe Owner hereby leases to'the Leaerr 

the rollowing truck with motor sad rrrlal 

maabare a8 fOiiOW8t' 

lGske or Tfuok~ Motor No: Ssilal nor 

. 
Ronoreblo ftme8 & Kllday, peer ) 

to be used by thr Lesaer in the delivery 

of ootalo&a owued by Lessee iron 

Texee, to all point8 bnd places e-upon 

the routs sheet.8 furnished by Laease etteohed hereto, end ele.ned by both pert168 

hereto for the purpoee or Identlflontlon. 

This lease shell be in foroe for euoh period 

(18 my be reasonably neoeeeerf for the Le8ner 

to ooiiplrtr such driirery, ooiimsnolng on or 

about 

upon the return or said 

1940, and terainrrtlng 

truck to tha Ovmar’r 

*L6seee agree8 to pay Owner a8 rrntal 

for tha Il8a Of said traOl; the 8U& Oi 

($ 1 Doller8 may, 

said truck to be lrased a mlnimm period or 

on6 day, but not to exceed tan days. For 

each partial day's usa by Lames or aald 

truok in exce6~ of one day, said rental 

shell be prorated. It le undaretood that 

the rentel'3e paid only for th.a ute of mid 

truok, end that L8esee will furnI8h end paf 

ror all geeollnr, oil and grease required 

for the operation or 8aId truok during the 

period orthi8 lee80: 

*During the term of thI8 lease, Lresee 

8han haw complete and rull oontrol, po8ee88lon 

and use ot said truok in’the 8am6 manner a# If 

teaaeo were the owner therrof.~ It Is undatatood and egreed,thet es14 truck shall be 

oparnted only by drirers who are employed and 

paid by LeII'eee, and the said QrlYera shall br 

uqdar the eole oontrol and supertlrlon of 

Leeaee, and Owner shell zielther axsrolse nor 

attempt to l reroler any oontrol or suportlslon 

M;;80eYor of,8u~oh,,~it4r8 or the leasrd aqaip- 

. 

c 
BoBorsbl4 J43448 )L. xiid6y, pagr & 

proprrty damagea 8UffOr4d by third par8OM 

a8 a result 0r the operation by Lo8444 of 

raid truok. 

Wwner atjrees end werrenta that said 

truok la in good condition and repair, ire4 

from all neohenioel dafsota, end 8uitebla 

foF Lessee's uao in the delivery of oatalog4 

as 4rore4aid. her further agree8 that 

8afd tmok Is duly lloenaed end rsglstered 

ea requlrcd by any applicable law or oity 

ordInnnoe, and that all reglrtratlon fee4 

end state and oltf 1104n84 tax44 raqulr44 

far the operation or th4 truck have been 

paid. 

*Ovn8r and L48aee agree and understand 

that thi8 lnetrument oontsin8 the entire 

oontraot of the parties with rrforenoe to 

th4 lea44 and operation of the eala truok 

h4reInberore 4080rib4a.fl 

X8 are uneble to arrive at the legal efreot 

or the heretofors quoted lee80 foI?n as‘ to Ite general 

applIeetlon. It could well be that the operation or 

e truok under the eel4 leeae form in one inatenor 

would have the sffeot of renderIn& the Uotor Carrier 

Lew inapplloable, while in another instanoo end under 

thr same lee88 form, th4 operation of th4 truok w@Uld 

be ~eubjcot to the prml4Ions of the Motor CarrIm Low. 

In any event, St would be necessary to,eaoertaia the 

faOt8 end olroamatenoas leeding to thr meking or eeoh 

particular leee4, a8 well a8 the fact8 and olroumetenorr 

relating to the,operatlon, thereundar in order~.to deternln4 wh4ther or not the Motor Carrier Law I8'epplloable 

thrreto. In thl8 oonn4otlon 864 AIId4r80aB Oleyt0n and 

Company 18. State, 62 9. N..f~d) 107 an4 82 6. IV.. (2d) 

94l. 

w4 call yo0.r att4ntlon t0 our oplnlona No86 

O-1221, o-1401 and O-1855, whloh are in: l OOOr4 with 

oar holding hart. 
4 

Vo are, thardora, unsbla to pasa apon the 

question of whether or not the opsrstlon of said 

lraaod tNaka will COn8tltUt@ an oparatioa Of the 

lrasod traakr for compensation and hire nit&in thr 

moaalng of tha Toras Motor Carrier Lau. 

‘loam rorf truly 

ATToRRrn asrnmu OB TExA3 

-i R. Lads A8818tant 

. 

AF'PROVED~ 2, 1940 

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APPR

OPINION 

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