Rabinovitz v. Accent Rent-A-Car, Inc.

Smith, Judge.

The appellants were injured in an automobile collision involving a vehicle rented from appellee Accent Rent-A-Car, Inc. The driver was uninsured. Appellants sought recovery against Accent on the theory that since Accent was required to verify that the renting driver was insured before turning the vehicle over to him, its failure to do so was negligence per se and the “proximate cause” of appellants’ injuries.1 The trial court granted appellee’s motion for summary judgment and denied that of appellants. This appeal followed.

OCGA § 40-9-102 provides that “[a]ny person who rents…