Legal Opinion
Marquez v. Enterprise Rent-A-Car
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 7, 1997No. B096993PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, Acting P. J.
We consider an appeal from a grant of summary judgment for respondent Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Appellant sued respondent and others for injuries stemming from a 1991 automobile accident with Michael Melcher. At the time of the accident, Melcher was driving a car rented from Enterprise by Martin Sanchez. In granting the summary judgment, the court found that Enterprise’s rental agreement did not, either expressly or impliedly, permit Melcher to drive the vehicle. We affirm.
Factual and Procedural Summary
In 1991, Martin Sanchez rented a car from respondent Enterprise…
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