Hardage v. Rouly

STEPHENSON, Justice. ,

This suit was brought by the plaintiff, Otis Hardage, Sr., as next friend of his minor son, Otis Hardage, Jr., for personal injuries sustained by the son when struck by an automobile driven by defendant^ James Gayle Rouly. Ellis Rouly, the father of James Gayle Rouly, was also named as a defendant on the theory of negligent entrustment. The parties will be referred to herein as they were in the trial court.

The jury found: The defendant James Gayle Rouly was guilty of negligence in failing to keep a proper lookout and in failing to have the automobile under proper control…