Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
Auto Accident Liability When Permissive Driver Injures Owner
In California when an auto owner and a friend are taking turns driving the owner's vehicle and the friend, who obviously has permission to drive the vehicle, rolls the vehicle over totaling it(no other vehicles are involved)and injuring the owner-passenger is the friend-driver liable for owner-passenger's injuries? That is, can the owner-passenger sue the friend (permissive driver) and/or obtain money from the friend's insurance company? Again, no other vehicles were involved, only the owner's who was in the right hand passenger seat at the time of the accident. (Does the Guest Statute come into play?)
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Auto Accident Liability When Permissive Driver Injures Owner
Yes, if the frined was negligent in his operation of the car.
Re: Auto Accident Liability When Permissive Driver Injures Owner
Assuming the rollover was caused by the negligence of the driver, the injured party has a case against the driver.
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