Boone v. Martinez

OPINION

TOMLJANOVICH, Justice.

This case presents the question of when a bar is liable for injuries resulting from a fight between two patrons of the bar. The court of appeals held that although an attack may be sudden and unforeseeable, employees of the bar had a duty to protect a patron once the assault commenced. We disagree and instead hold that because a fight between patrons of a bar was sudden and unforeseeable, the bar was not liable in this case for resulting injuries to the patrons.

In December 1991, Aristeo Martinez assaulted Michael Boone in the Palace Bar, which is located in Albert…