Court Opinion

ID: 9775658
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 19:06:20.902978+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:30.010646
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OPINION ON APPELLANT’S MOTION FOR REHEARING
ONION, Presiding Judge.
On rehearing appellant complains that this court failed to give due consideration in our original opinion to his contention that the evidence was insufficient to show the ownership of the cattle was in Larry Carver as alleged in the indictment.
The record reflects that the actual owner of the 30 head of cattle was Benny Lippold. He testified he left such cattle with the Hulett-Carver Feed Lot to be fattened.
Larry Carver testified he was a partner in the feed lot operation and manager thereof at the time in question, and that the feed lot was fully rsponsible as long as the cattle were in the yards of such feed lot. He related that he and his partner would bear the financial loss in the event any cattle were stolen. He testified he did not give any person permission to take the cattle in question out of pen No. 22-1 of the feed lot of which he was manager.
He further revealed that the cattle were in the pen at the time he made his rounds at approximately 5 o’clock on the afternoon before the alleged theft.
“Ownership and possession may be alleged in the person having actual control, care and management of the property at the time of the theft, since such person is known in law as the special owner, and it is immaterial whether the title be in a corporation, a partnership, or a private person.
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“Ownership may be alleged in a special owner and it would make no difference whether he would be responsible to the actual owner or not if he had the actual control, care and management of the property at the time of the theft.
“Where property is owned in common or jointly by two or more persons — either as general or special owners — the ownership may be alleged to be in all or either of them.” S Branch’s Ann.P.C., 2d ed., Sec. 2621, p. 69-70. See also 55 Tex.Jur.2d, Theft, Sec. 125, p. 364.
We conclude that the evidence is sufficient to reflect that Carver who was alleged as the special owner of the cattle had the actual care, custody and management thereof at the time of the theft. See Johnson v. State, 165 Tex.Cr.R. 468, 308 S.W.2d 869.
We have examined appellant’s other contentions urged on rehearing and remain convinced that this cause was properly disposed of on original submission.
Appellant’s motion for rehearing is denied.