Legal Opinion

Rush v. Smitherman

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided October 10, 1956No. 13030PublishedCited by 49 opinions

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…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Mundy v. Pirie-Slaughter Motor Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Palmer v. RS Evans, Jacksonville, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1955
  3. Pioneer Mutual Compensation Corp. v. DiazTexas Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Bank of Atlanta v. FretzTexas Supreme Court · 1950
  5. Guinn v. LokeyTexas Supreme Court · 1952

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Deleese Allen v. Walmart Stores, L.L.C.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
  2. Phil Phillips Ford, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1971
  3. Hudson Buick, Pontaic, GMC Truck Co. v. Gooch, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2000
  4. Pfluger v. ColquittCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1981
  5. Motor Credit Corporation v. WoolvertonSupreme Court of Florida · 1957

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