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COBLE v. KNIGHT

No. COA97-1167.

503 S.E.2d 703 (1998)

Kathy Y. COBLE, Administratrix of the Estate of William C. Witty, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. Daniel Brian KNIGHT and Danny K. Knight, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 1, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dotson & Kirkman by John W. Kirkman, Jr., Greensboro, for plaintiff.

Frazier, Frazier & Mahler, L.L.P. by Torin L. Fury, Greensboro, for defendants.

WYNN, Judge.

Under North Carolina law, the theory of negligent entrustment imposes liability only upon an owner not otherwise responsible for the conduct of the driver of the vehicle. Frugard v. Pritchard, 112 N.C. App. 84, 89, 434 S.E.2d 620, 624 (1993). In this case, the plaintiff urges us to extend negligent entrustment liability to a non-owner father who delivered vehicle keys to his twenty year old son when he knew or...

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