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Entrustment claim OK despite no impairment (access required)

By Peter Vieth
Published: July 29, 2010

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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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