Smith v. Sewell

OPINION

HIGHTOWER, Justice.

In this cause, we consider whether a provider of alcoholic beverages may be responsible for an intoxicated individual’s injury to himself under Chapter 2 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code. After he was severely injured in an auto accident, Randy Sewell (“Sewell”) sued Frank Smith, the operator and owner of a bar, and others under Chapter 2 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code (“Chapter 2”). The trial court granted summary judgment for Smith and the others. The court of appeals reversed and remanded the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Smith, and affirmed the…