Christiansen v. Silfies

How courts have described this case

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• providing that the tort of negligent entrustment is set forth in Section 308 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts
• acknowledging that Superior Court has held in several cases that liability for negligent entrustment does not attach to the entrustor until the entrustee uses the entrusted instrumentality negligently and is found causally responsible for ensuing harm
• ruling trial court did not err in holding trooper could not testify about regulations involving driving standards even though he was expert on safety inspections of motor carriers and certain related regulations
• disclosure of expert’s identity six days prior to trial is sufficient to permit adverse party with notice and time to investigate the expert’s credentials
• claim of negligence against driver bifurcated from negligent entrustment claim against driver's employer and owner of vehicle.
• no abuse of discretion in the trial court’s ruling that someone with professional training in one field is unqualified to give an opinion in an unrelated area

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