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Title: Morris V. Jtm Materials
Author : Texas Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 11, 2002
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 78 KB

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In this motor carrier liability case, the primary issue we must decide is whether a licensed motor carrier who leases equipment from an unregulated owner for the transportation of goods is vicariously liable as a matter of law for the negligence of the equipment driver. We must also decide whether the trial court properly granted JTM Materials, Inc. and DCV, Inc. summary judgment on Grant Morris's other claims based on vicarious liability, respondeat superior, various theories of direct liability, and joint enterprise and joint venture. Because we hold that an interstate motor carrier is vicariously liable as a matter of law for the driver's negligence under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, and that the trial court improperly granted JTM and DCV summary judgment on some of Morris's other claims, we will reverse the trial court's judgment in part and remand those claims to the trial court. We will affirm the remainder of the trial court's judgment.