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LaROQUE v. SANCHEZ

No. 7093.

641 S.W.2d 298 (1982)

James LaROQUE, Individually and d/b/a B & L Construction Co., Appellant, v. Sophia SANCHEZ, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, El Paso.

Rehearing Denied August 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shafer, Gilliland, Davis, McCollum & Ashley, Inc., Odessa, for appellant.

Warren E. Burnett, Odessa, for appellees.

OPINION

WARD, Justice.

The Appellees in this case recovered judgment for personal injuries based upon a theory of negligent entrustment of a vehicle by the Appellant to an employee whom it was claimed had no driver's license. We reverse and remand.

James LaRoque, a welder in Odessa, hired Tom Adair to work for his partnership, B & L Construction Co., as a backhoe operator in August, 1978. About three weeks later when work was slow, Mr. LaRoque...

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