Brown v. Powell

ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF ERROR

This is a wrongful death case. The decedent was killed in a one-car accident while riding as a guest of Michael Powell, the driver of the vehicle, who also lost his life in the accident. Suit was brought by the decedent’s parents, petitioners here, to recover from Michael Powell’s father, respondent, on the theory of negligent en-trustment. The jury found that Michael Powell was a reckless and incompetent driver, that this should have been known to respondent when he permitted Michael to drive the automobile, and that the accident was proximately caused by the…