Texas State University-San Marcos v. Bonnin

Jason Bonnin worked at Joe’s Crab Shack, a restaurant located on the grounds of Texas State University — San Marcos. On the evening of April 21, 2005, Jason and a group of fellow employees celebrated a colleague’s final day at work by jumping from the deck at Joe’s Crab Shack into the San Marcos River. After his second jump, Jason was sucked into the undertow and became trapped in the caverns beneath the restaurant, where he drowned. Jason’s parents sued the University, alleging that repairs made to the dam in 1998 created an “unreasonably dangerous condition,” and that the University was…