Case Name: Lucy A. Gregory v. Sam Webb, Jr., et al.
Court: Texas Courts of Civil Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1905-10-27
Citations: 40 Tex. Civ. App. 360
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lucy A. Gregory v. Sam Webb, Jr., et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Civil Appeals Reports
Volume: 40
Pages: 360–364

Head Matter:
Lucy A. Gregory v. Sam Webb, Jr., et al.
Decided October 27, 1905.
1. — Corporations—Contract—Liability of Stockholder.
Where in an action for loss of baggage upon a contract of carriage alleged to have been made with defendant, an individual/ the proof shows that the contract "was made with a corporation of which defendant is a stockholder, plaintiff can not recover,
2. —Appeal—Rehearing—Re-opening Cause.
The judgments of the Court of Civil Appeals being subject to its control during the term at which they are rendered, it may, in its discretion grant a rehearing and set aside a judgment upon an additional motion, filed after the original motion for rehearing has been denied.
3. —Same—Affidavits—Record.
The Appellate Court will not, upon a motion for rehearing, consider affidavits contradicting the truth of the record.
4. —Same—Issue not Raised — Reversal.
Where a judgment against a defendant sued individually upon a contract must be reversed because the evidence shows that the contract was made with a corporation of which defendant was a member, but it appears from the record that no issue was made or submitted at the trial as to defendant’s nonliability because of the corporation feature, judgment will not be rendered for the defendant, but the cause will be remanded.
5. —Carriers—Delivery of Baggage to Depot Company.
Where a transfer company, engaged to carry plaintiff’s trunk to the depot, placed it in the entrance of the baggage room of a depot company unchecked and without calling it to the attention of any agent of such company, and it was through mistake checked out by a third person, the depot company was not liable for the loss, there having been no delivery of the trunk to it.
Appeal from the County Court of Galveston. Tried below before Hon. Lewis Fisher.
James B. & Charles J. Stubbs, for appellant.
L. J. Selby and Maco & Minor Stewart, for appellee Webb.
Terry, Cavin & Miller, for appellee Union Depot Co.
— Delivery of baggage to a carrier must be accompanied with actual notice to some proper agent or representative of the carrier; merely depositing the baggage at some place in the carrier’s depot or station, without notice to any agent or officer having supervision of such matters, does not charge the carrier with any responsibility until brought to its notice. Trice v. Hiller, 3 Wilson’s Civ. Cas., par. 440; 3 Am. & Eng. Enc. of Law, p. 563, and notes; Ball v. New Jersey Steamboat Co., 1 Daly (N. Y.), 491.

Opinion:
GILL, Chief Justice.
— Sam Webb, Jr., brought this suit against Lucy A. Gregory and the Union Depot Company to recover the value of a trunk alleged to have been lost by them. Each defendant interposed a general denial. A trial by jury resulted in a verdict in favor of the depot company under peremptory instruction from the court and in favor of plaintiff against defendant Gregory on issues submitted. Judgment followed accordingly, and Lucy A. Gregory has appealed from the judgment in favor of Webb.
In pleading his cause of action against Gregory plaintiff alleged, among other things, that Gregory was engaged in the transfer business at Galveston and was doing business under the firm name of the Hullaly-Gregory Transfer Company. That he made a contract with her to carry his trunk to the depot and deliver it tq> the baggage agent, That she failed to do it, and the trunk was lost; wherefore he sues. The evidence shows without contradiction that the contract alleged was made with the Mullaly-Gregory Transfer Company, that that concern is incorporated, and that Lucy A. Gregory is merely interested with others therein. The allegation that Lucy A. Gregory undertook anything for the plaintiff is not only not sustained, but is conclusively repudiated by the proof.
For this reason the judgment of the trial court against Lucy A. Gregory is reversed, and judgment here rendered in her favor. The judgment in favor of the Union Depot Company is not before us for revision.