Difference between premises defect and negligent activity claim in a nutshell

PREMISES LIABILITY: Premises defect vs. negligent activity claim

 

Negligent activity and premises defect are independent theories of recovery. Clayton W. Williams, Jr., Inc. v. Olivo, 952 S.W.2d 523, 529 (Tex. 1997). “Generally, to recover on a negligent activity theory, one must have been injured by or as a contemporaneous result of an activity.” Rendleman v. Clarke, 909 S.W.2d 56, 60 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 1995, writ dism’d) (citing Keetch v. Kroger Co., 845 S.W.2d 262, 264 (Tex. 1992)). However, to recover on a premises defect theory, one must be injured by a condition on the property created by the activity. Keetch, 845 S.W.2d at 264.

SOURCE: SAN ANTONIO COURT OF APPEALS - 04-11-00305-CV - April 18, 2012