Harts v. Raney Chevrolet Co.

Beo&den, J.

Is an automobile dealer liable in damages for the conduct of a prospective purchaser, who, while driving the car in order to show it to his wife, negligently injures a third person ?

At the outset of the inquiry, it is to be observed that there is no evidence that Benton, the prospective purchaser, was an incompetent or careless driver, or that the automobile was defective in any particular; neither does it appear that he was contemplating the purchase of a car for his wife, nor that her approval was an essential element of the sale. Moreover it appears that no agent or employee of…