Stellmach v. Olson

PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Karen and Gregg Stellmach, appeal a grant of summary judgment for defendants, Devola and Vincent Olson, in a negligence suit. Karen Stellmach was injured when her car was struck by a car owned by defendants but driven by Philip Olson, defendants’ adult son, who was traveling alone to defendants’ home. Philip Olson was killed in the accident.

Plaintiffs’ first amended complaint alleged that the accident was the result of defendants’ negligent entrustment of their car to their son, whom they knew to have a drinking problem.…