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LYDIA v. HORTON

No. 25675.

355 S.C. 36 (2003)

583 S.E.2d 750

Mitchell LYDIA, Respondent, v. Steve C. HORTON, Petitioner. Lisa Mullinax Lydia, Respondent, v. Steve C. Horton, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

Decided July 14, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel W. Outten, John Patrick Riordan, both of Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, of Greenville, for Petitioner.

Andrew C. Barr, of Fulton & Barr, of Greenville, for Respondent.

Chief Justice TOAL.

We granted certiorari to review the Court of Appeals' determination that Petitioner is liable on a first party negligent entrustment claim because he allowed an intoxicated person to borrow his car.

Factual/Procedural Background

According to the Complaint, Respondent, Mitchell Lydia ("Lydia"), was intoxicated on April 27, 1995, when Petitioner, Steve Horton ("Horton"), allowed Lydia to borrow his car. Lydia's Complaint alleges...

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