LaRoque v. Sanchez

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

The Appellees in this case recovered judgment for personal injuries based upon a theory of negligent entrustment of a vehicle by the Appellant to an employee whom it was claimed had no driver’s license. We reverse and remand.

James LaRoque, a welder in Odessa, hired Tom Adair to work for his partnership, B & L Construction Co., as a backhoe operator in August, 1978. About three weeks later when work was slow, Mr. La-Roque decided to have Mr. Adair replace a motor in a pickup before he terminated his employment. Mr. Adair did this mechanical work for several days and…