RUSH v. SMITHERMAN

No. 13030.

294 S.W.2d 873 (1956)

Alberta RUSH et al., Appellants, v. Earl SMITHERMAN et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied November 7, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd & Lloyd, Alice, for appellants.

Perkins, Floyd & Davis, Kenneth Oden, Alice, Blakeley & Williams, Dallas, for appellees.


POPE, Justice.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the law of negligent bailment of motor vehicles to unlicensed drivers should be broadened to embrace a doctrine of negligent sales or contracts to sell new or used cars to unlicensed drivers. The trial court refused to extend the doctrine of negligent entrustment and sustained the defendants' motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiffs are the widow, children and parents of Kelton E. Myers, who was...

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