Caffall v. Bandera Telephone Co.
Court of Appeals of Texas
5. Corporations (§ 423*) — Officers—Acts of Officers — Binding Effect. Appeal from District Court, Bandera County; R. H. Burney, Judge. Action by F. R. Caffall against the Ban-dera Telephone Company and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
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5. Corporations (§ 423*) — Officers—Acts of Officers — Binding Effect. Appeal from District Court, Bandera County; R. H. Burney, Judge. Action by F. R. Caffall against the Ban-dera Telephone Company and others. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals. F. R. Caffall sued the Bandera Telephone Company (hereinafter called the Bandera Company), a domestic corporation, and J. F. I-Iaby, R. L. Blackburn, J. I. Adams, and the San Antonio Northwestern Telephone Company, hereafter called the San Antonio Company, anothef domestic corporation, alleging in his first amended original petition,…
1Opinion of the CourtNeill, J.
(after stating the facts as above). The first assignment of error complains of the court’s sustaining the general demurrer of the San Antonio Company and the individual defendants to plaintiff’s petition.
The propositions asserted under the assignment are:
“(1) The San Antonio Northwestern Telephone Company, being a party to a contract involved in this suit, is a necessary and proper party defendant for the purpose of being bound by the decree of the court, and that it is true even if it is not liable for any wrongful acts or deceit of its president and general manager, and the damages arising…
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