Morris v. JTM Materials, Inc.

OPINION

SUE WALKER, Justice.

I. Introduction

In this motor carrier liability case, the primary issue we must decide is whether a licensed motor carrier who leases equipment from an unregulated owner for the transportation of goods is vicariously hable as a matter of law for the negligence of the equipment driver. We must also decide whether the trial court properly granted JTM Materials, Inc. and DCV, Inc. summary judgment on Grant Morris’s other claims based on vicarious liability, respon-deat superior, various theories of direct liability, and joint enterprise and joint venture. Because we…