Neilson v. Gambrel

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This action arose from a one car accident in the city of Lansing, Kansas, on August 19, 1968. The plaintiff, Judy Neilson, was a guest passenger in the automobile driven by her sister, Connie Gambrel. Claim was filed against the host driver on the basis of gross and wanton negligence. Claim was also filed against the owner of the automobile, William A. Gambrel, on the theory of “negligent entrustment”, knowingly permitting an unlicensed and incompetent person to drive the automobile.

At the close of plaintiff’s evidence the trial court…