Homer Hillis v. Henry McCall

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 18-1065 ══════════ HOMER HILLIS, PETITIONER, v. HENRY MCCALL, RESPONDENT ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS ══════════════════════════════════════════ Argued January 9, 2020 JUSTICE LEHRMANN delivered the opinion of the Court. The ferae naturae doctrine limits a landowner’s liability for harm caused by indigenous wild animals on his property. In this premises-liability case arising out of a brown-recluse spider bite, we are asked how the doctrine affects the…