Lopez v. Arryo

delivered the opi nion of the court.

The appellant sued under the wrongful death statute for damages arising out of the death of her decedent who was killed when decedent’s motorcycle collided with a vehicle driven by defendant Javier Arryo. Mike Arryo, father of Javier, was joined as a defendant, apparently on the theory that Javier was his agent.

It seems to be undisputed that the vehicle driven by Javier belonged to another person and that it was being driven with the owner’s consent. The attorneys on both sides of the controversy deem it necessary for us to know that both the owner of the…