Enterprise Leasing Co.-South Central, Inc. v. Bardin

RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This case is a matter of first impression. The issue is whether a rental-car company has a duty to refuse to rent a car to a driver who fails to produce proof that he or she is insured under his or her own automobile liability insurance. Plaintiff argues that such a duty exists, the breach of which makes the rental company liable for the full amount of damages sustained by a person injured by such a driver, notwithstanding the rental company’s compliance with financial responsibility statutes and the company’s status as a self-insurer. This Court is asked…