Court Opinion

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                       TISE   ATTORNEY    GENERAL
                                 OF TEXAS
Gerald C. Mann                    AUHTXN   11. TRXAS
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          Railroad Commlsslon of Texas       .~ Oplnlon uo. O-1401
          AImtIn, Texas                         Rer Application   of Motor Car-
                                                rier Law to operation  of truck
          Attention!      Walton De Hood        for purpose of transporting   oil
                                                and gasoline under the provl-
                                                sions of a lease contract exe-
                                                cuted between J. Lawton Thomas
          Dear Sir:                             and Lewis 011 Company.
                        We acknowledge   receipt  of your letter   of September 8
          1939, in whlah you request        the opinion of this department on the
          following     stattement of facts,   which we quote. from your letter8
                      “1 hand you herewith Lease Contract exeouted by
                and between J. Lawton Thomas, first. party and Lewis
                011 Company, second party, for the purpose of trans-
                porting 011 and gasoline.
                      *It will be noted la paragraph 3 of this .contract
                that first   party Is to reoeive a oent per gallon for
                eaoh fifty   miles hauled.
                     UParagraph 4 stipulates     first party shall furnish
                all gasoline, 011 and grease     used In the operation  of
                said truok.
                        *Paragraph 5 states that fU?st party shall     keep
                truok    in good rumlng   order at his own expense,    eto.
                      *Paragraph 6 attempts to place all      liability   State, supra.

                It Is the opinion of this department that the question
    of whether or not the operation     of a truck under the lease con-
    tract submitted to us Is In violation     of,the provisions   of Artl-
    cl6 911b, above referred    to  Is an issue of fact which must be
    passed upon by a jury.     We do not Intend, by this opinion,    to
    indicate   that such operation  of trucks Is not In violation    of
    the law, nor that it should be condoned, but rather that this
    Department has no authority    to render any decision    which invades
    the office    and province of a jury.

                                       Yours very truly
                                       ATTORNEY
                                              GENRRALOF TRXAS

                                       By /,s/ Ross Carlton
                                       Ross Carlton, Assistant

    APPROVRD:OCT 20, 1939
    /s/ Gerald C. Mann
    ATTORNEYGEXERAL.OF TFXAS
    APPROVED:OPINIONCOMMITTGE
    BYr      BWB, CHAIRMAN
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