Larry Bos and Mary Bos v. Craig S. Smith

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the grandparents were not liable under Family Code Chapter 42, were not negligent or fiduciaries, and could not be held liable for defamation because the claims were not properly pleaded or causally linked; it affirmed the appellate court’s dismissal of the defamation claims and reversed the lower court’s judgments on the other claims, rendering a take‑nothing judgment.