Texas PJC Malpractice 2022

P REMISES L IABILITY —T HEORIES OF R ECOVERY

PJC 66.6

A “licensee” is a person on the premises of another with the express or implied permission of the possessor but without an express or implied invitation. Invitee on one part of premises; licensee on another. A person may be an invi tee on one part of the premises and a licensee on another or a licensee on one part and a trespasser on another. Burton Construction & Shipbuilding Co. v. Broussard , 273 S.W.2d 598, 602–03 (Tex. 1954); Calhoun v. Overdorf , No. 12-11-00239-CV, 2012 WL 1514841, at *3 (Tex. App.—Tyler Apr. 30, 2012, no pet.) (mem. op.). If the plain tiff’s status on a particular part of the premises is not in dispute, the phrases “that part of” and “under consideration” in the above question should be deleted.

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