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OSBORN v. HERTZ CORP.

Docket No. C000242.

205 Cal.App.3d 703 (1988)

252 Cal. Rptr. 613

JOAN ELAINE OSBORN, an Incompetent Person, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. HERTZ CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

October 28, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Farella, Braun & Martel, Gary S. Anderson, Stephen E. Cone, Mary E. McCutcheon and Brett Herr for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Matheny, Poidmore & Sears, Douglas A. Sears, Laura L. Taylor and Michael A. Bishop for Defendant and Respondent.

OPINION

SIMS, J.

In this case, we hold that a car rental company is not liable for injuries caused by a drunk driver who had rented a car while sober by presenting a valid driver's license.

The drunk driver is Dennis Ege. In the early morning hours of July 18, 1981, plaintiff Joan Elaine Osborn1 was on a date with Ege when he drove the car in which...

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