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BENSON v. SORRELL

No. 27A05-9303-CV-102.

627 N.E.2d 866 (1994)

Waneta S. BENSON and Lorie L. Fusco, Personal Representatives of the Estate of Laryus L. Benson, Deceased, Appellants-Plaintiffs, v. Todd M. SORRELL, Appellee-Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fifth District.

January 31, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Johnston, Johnston, Lehman & Guenin, Wabash, for appellants-plaintiffs.

T. Neil Bemenderfer, Mark R. Smith, Smith & Bemenderfer, Indianapolis, for appellee-defendant.

BARTEAU, Judge.

May a passenger who directs the route driven by a negligent driver be held responsible for the negligence of the driver? Laryus Benson was killed when the car he was driving collided with a car driven by David Turner. Todd Sorrell, a passenger in Turner's car, had given directions to Turner. As a result of those directions, Turner was travelling on Old State Road 15, where the accident occurred. Waneta Benson and Lorie Fusco, Benson's personal representatives...

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