Meachum v. Faw

McCRODDEN, Judge.

Plaintiffs’ sole argument on appeal is that the trial court erred in dismissing their complaint because it stated a claim for relief, to wit: negligent entrustment. For the reasons stated below, we reject this argument and affirm the order of the trial court.

In their complaint plaintiffs alleged that early in the morning of 31 December 1989, their decedent, Lee Ann Meachum, was driving defendant’s car under the express authority of defendant. The complaint also averred that:

[The decedent] was an unlicensed motor vehicle operator and that she. was 16 years of age, and that she…