Legal Opinion
Flores v. ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR CO.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 28, 2010No. B215105PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WILLHITE, Acting P. J.
In Osborn v. Hertz Corp. (1988) 205 Cal.App.3d 703 [252 Cal.Rptr. 613] (Osborn), the court held that (1) a rental car agency is not liable for negligent entrustment when it rents a car to a validly licensed driver who shows no sign of unfitness to drive (id. at p. 713); (2) an agency has no duty to inquire into the driving record of the renter by asking a series of questions concerning, inter alia, whether the renter has previously been convicted of driving under the influence (id. at p. 710); and (3) absent a legislative declaration that persons convicted of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Barrera v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
- Sewell v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
- International Ass'n of Cleaning & Dye House Workers v. LandowitzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- People v. MeloneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
- Osborn v. Hertz Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1988
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3Cited by7 opinions
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