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SMITH v. MERRITT

No. 95-1286.

940 S.W.2d 602 (1996)

Colin A. SMITH and Al Smith, Petitioners, v. Margaret MERRITT, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 28, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Griffith, Robert D. Bennett, Gilmer, for petitioners.

Edward L. Merritt, Frank M. Mason, Gregory P. Grajczyk, Longview, for respondents.

ABBOTT, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and GONZALEZ, CORNYN, ENOCH, SPECTOR and BAKER, Justices, join.

The issue in this case is whether a social host can be liable in negligence or negligence per se for injuries resulting from the host's provision of alcohol to a nineteen-year-old guest.1 Because the Legislature has established a policy against...

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