Kristiansen v. William A. Hazel, Inc.

By Judge Rosemarie Annunziata

The plaintiff in this case is the father of a fifteen year-old girl who was killed as a result of a collision involving a dump truck driven by defendant Willis E. Brown and owned by defendant William A. Hazel, Inc., and a car driven by Pamela Hawver. The decedent, Kendra Kristiansen, was a passenger in Hawver’s car. In his capacity as personal representative for his daughter’s estate, the plaintiff entered into a covenant not to sue with Hawver and brought suit against defendants Brown and Hazel, alleging negligence and negligent entrustment.

Defendants Brown and…