Bruck v. Thompson

OPINION

VANMETER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment entered by the Jefferson Circuit Court dismissing appellant April Brack’s negligence claim against appellee Wayne L. Thompson. After Thompson left the ignition key in an unlocked track on his driveway, a thief took the vehicle, drove negligently and injured Brack. For the reasons stated hereafter, we affirm.

On August 25, 2001, Thompson was working on his 1987 Ford F-150 truck, which was parked in his private driveway. Between 2:30 and 3:00 p.m., Thompson left home in another vehicle. Upon his return home between 5:00 and 6:30…