Triplex Communications, Inc. v. Riley

In this cause we consider whether a radio station may be held liable under theories of joint enterprise, civil conspiracy, and negligent promotion for personal injuries resulting from a nightclub’s violations of Texas’ Dram Shop Act, TexAlco.Bev.Code § 2.02. The trial court refused to submit the plaintiffs’ requested questions and definitions on joint enterprise, negligent promotion, and civil conspiracy. The court of appeals reversed and remanded, holding that the trial court abused its discretion by failing to submit the plaintiffs’ tendered questions and definitions. 874 S.W.2d 333.…