Susan Overton Humphrey v. the State of Texas

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• holding that a rental company's duty to verify a valid license was limited to its statutory duty and refusing to impose an additional duty to verify a valid license through \a direct on-line computer connection with the Registry of Motor Vehicles.\
• declining to impose a duty on a car dealership to verify the status of a purchaser's license and stating that it is within the province of the legislature to do so
• affirming grant of summary judgment on claim of negligent entrustment of motor vehicle because plaintiff produced no evidence suggesting that defendant had any knowledge any incompetence or unfitness on part of driver
• G. L. c. 90, § 32C, which prohibits automobile rental to someone who is not duly licensed, does not require rental car agency to verify lessee’s representation that he is licensed
• listing elements of negligent entrustment

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