Neary v. McDonald

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Daniel Neaiy sued Bobbie L. McDonald, Sr. and Claudette McDonald on a negligent entrustment theory after a vehicle driven by their adult son, Bobbie L. McDonald, Jr., collided with Neary’s motorcycle. The superior court found that there were no genuine issues of material fact and granted summary judgment to the McDonald parents. We affirm.

II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Bobbie L. McDonald, Jr. (Bobbie Jr.) bought a 1987 Nissan Pathfinder on June 2, 1994, with a cash payment of $7,490. He was then eighteen years old. He was a carpenter *1207making about $7 per hour…