Hartz v. Mitchell

OPINION

Appellants were tragically victimized by an intoxicated driver who inflicted death and injury on their family. Their quest for relief in the form of damages has been substantially frustrated as neither the tortfeasor nor the liability coverage applicable to the vehicle he was driving provided adequate sources of compensation to cover appellants’ losses. Appellants therefore turned to the rental car agency from which they obtained the vehicle they were using at the time of the collision, and its insurer for additional sources of recovery.

Basically, appellants contend that respondents…