Rush v. Smitherman
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
■ POPE, Justice.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the law of ..negligent bailment, of motor vehicles to unlicensed drivers should be broadened to embrace a doctrine, of negligent sales or contracts ’ t.o, sell new or. used cars to unlicensed drivers.. The. trial court refused to extend the. doctrine of negligent entrustment and sustained the defendants’ motion for summary-judgment..
Plaintiffs are the widow, ■ children and parents of ‘ Keltón E'. Myers, • who was killed in an automobile collision with a car driven by Humberto Munoz. Munoz is not á party to this suit, for he was…
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