Legal Question in Personal Injury in Florida

Is the owner responsible

My boyfriend is being sued by an insurance company. About 5 years ago he let his girlfriend drive his car. He did not have bodily injury on the insurance. Well she got into a car accident and the guy she hit claimed his own insurance company so now the insurance company is now trying to sue my boyfriend and his ex girlfriend. I heard some where that the owner is not responsible for the car accident unless that person negagently gives lets the person drive the car (such as the driver doesn't have a lisense, or intoxicated, or mentally handicapped.) I wanted to know if that was true.


Asked on 4/05/00, 3:58 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Wigand Fenster & Faerber

Re: Is the owner responsible

If your boyfriend "let" his girlfriend use the car than she is deemed a permissive user and he is liable for her actions up to $100,000 under FL ST 324.021(9)(b)(3). But if all of this happened 5 years ago the Ins Co might have a statute of limitations problem which would prevent them from bringing suit.

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Answered on 4/19/00, 10:02 am


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