Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc., Petitioners v. Ronald Wayne McGuire, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic beverages have no duty to warn consumers of the danger of developing alcoholism because that danger is common knowledge. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Court of Appeals and entered judgment for the defendants, dismissing the plaintiffs' claims. The decision relied on Restatement (Second) of Torts §402A comment j and Texas precedent regarding common‑knowledge warnings.