Via Metropolitan Transit v. Curtis Meck

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ════════════ NO. 18-0458 ════════════ VIA METROPOLITAN TRANSIT, PETITIONER, v. CURTIS MECK, RESPONDENT ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════ CHIEF JUSTICE HECHT, joined by JUSTICE GUZMAN, JUSTICE DEVINE, and JUSTICE BLAND, concurring. The common law rule that common carriers owe their passengers a high degree of care “that would be exercised by a very cautious and prudent person under the same or similar…