Barry Schneider, Petitioner v. Esperanza Transmission Company, Respondent

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals judgment that reversed the trial court, holding that Esperanza Transmission Company's entrustment of its truck to Havelka was not a proximate cause of Schneider's injuries and that punitive damages were unsupported. The Court rejected the plaintiff's theory of negligent entrustment and a dissent argued the opposite.