Curtis Gene Hoyt v. Gutterz Bowl & Lounge L.L.C.

HECHT, Justice.

The plaintiff sued a bar for injuries sustained when he was assaulted in the bar’s parking lot. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the bar. The court of appeals reversed the district court’s ruling, concluding questions of fact precluded summary judgment. On further review, we affirm the court of appeals decision and reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment.

I. Factual and Procedural Background.

The summary judgment record taken in the light most favorable to plaintiff-appellant Hoyt supports the following factual findings. Defendant-appellee…