Entrustment claim OK despite no impairment

By Peter Vieth
Published: July 29, 2010

Tags: Insurance, Judge Thomas J. Wilson IV, Negligence, Rockingham County Circuit Court, Wrongful Death

Even though a driver in a car wreck had no physical impairment and was not using drugs or alcohol, a Rockingham County judge allowed a negligent entrustment claim against the passenger who owned the car. The plaintiff alleged the driver was “unfit” and the passenger knew it, because he drove recklessly and played “road games” in ...

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