Tunnell v. Otis Elevator Company

The opinion of the Court of Civil Appeals in this case is reported in 400 S.W.2d 781 (1965). The application for writ of error is refused, no reversible error. Rule 483, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. This action is not, however, to be taken as an approval of the holding of the Court of Civil Appeals that a charitable organization engaged in non-charitable, profit-making activities is entitled to immunity from tort liability under the rule of law announced in Southern Methodist University v. Clayton, 142 Tex. 179, 176 S.W.2d 749 (1943) and followed in Watkins v. Southcrest Baptist Church,…