STATHIS v. NATIONAL CAR RENTAL SYSTEMS, INC.

No. Civ.A.99-11805-WGY.

109 F.Supp.2d 55 (2000)

Pauline STATHIS, Plaintiff, v. NATIONAL CAR RENTAL SYS., INC., and Vijay Sukhadeve, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

August 8, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Ryan, Jr., Comins & Newbury, Boston, MA, for Pauline A. Stathis, plaintiff.

David A. Hilton, Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, MA, for National Car Rental Systems, Inc., defendant.

John L. Kerr, Neville & Kelley, Lexington, MA, for Vijay Sukhadeve, defendant.

Peter A. Palmer, Fuller, Rosenberg, Palmer & Beliveau, Worcester, MA, for Pauline A. Stathis, Pauline Stathis, Administratrix of the estate of Charles P. Stathis third-party defendant.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WILLIAM G. YOUNG, Chief Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff, Pauline Stathis ("Stathis"), seeks a ruling that National Car Rental Systems, Inc. ("National") is jointly and severally liable pursuant to Maine law for any damages caused by the negligence of the driver of the rental vehicle, Vijay Sukhadeve ("Sukhadeve"). National counters that Massachusetts law, which does not impose the same owner liability, applies in...

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