Southwest Key Program, Inc. D/b/a Texas Key Program, Inc. and La Esperanza Home for Boys, Petitioners v. Carlos…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals judgment and entered judgment for Southwest Key, holding that ordinary negligence, not a heightened sports‑injury standard, applies and that the evidence was legally insufficient to prove proximate cause. The Court found that Southwest Key’s failure to provide protective equipment was the only alleged causal nexus and that no proof showed this breach caused the plaintiff’s knee injury. Justice O’Neill dissented, arguing that the evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s finding and that the judgment should be affirmed.