In O'Toole v. Carlsbad Shell Service Station, 247 Cal.Rptr. 663 (Cal.App. 1988), the gas station was found potentially liable for furnishing gasoline to an intoxicated motorist on the theory that the gasoline itself was a chattel with which the driver was negligently entrusted.
Summary of this case from Umble v. Sandy McKie Sons, Inc.1988.
In O'Toole v. Carlsbad Shell Service Station, 247 Cal.Rptr. 663 (Cal.App. 1988), the gas station was found potentially liable for furnishing gasoline to an intoxicated motorist on the theory that the gasoline itself was a chattel with which the driver was negligently entrusted.
Summary of this case from Umble v. Sandy McKie Sons, Inc.Full title:O'Toole v. Carlsbad Shell Service Station and People v. Patterson
Court:Court of Appeal of California
Date published: Aug 18, 1988
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