Universal Motors, Inc. v. Neary

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Chief Justice.

On July 30, 1994, Daniel Neary was injured when he was struck by a vehicle driven by eighteen-year-old Bobbie McDonald, Jr., who lacked both a driver’s license and insurance. Neary sued McDonald for negligence and McDonald’s parents for negligent en-trustment. After the suit against McDonald’s parents was dismissed by summary judgment, 1 Neary filed a separate suit against Universal Motors alleging that it had negligently sold the vehicle involved in the accident to an unlicensed driver. The actions were subsequently consolidated. Universal moved for summary…