Carolina Cable Contractors, Inc. v. Hattaway

Smith, Judge.

Tracy Hattaway (“appellee”), individually and on behalf of her children, filed this action for damages against Mark Hattaway (her ex-husband) and Carolina Cable after Mark Hattaway (Hattaway) was involved in a one-vehicle accident while driving a truck owned by his employer, Carolina Cable. The Hattaways’ children were traveling with Hattaway and were injured as a result of the collision. We granted Carolina Cable’s application for interlocutory appeal to address the trial court’s conclusion that Carolina Cable was liable under a negligent entrustment theory. We conclude that…