CA · jury_instructions
CACI No. 722
Adult’s Liability for Minor’s Permissive Use of Motor Vehicle
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [he/she/ nonbinary pronoun] was harmed
and that [name of defendant] is responsible for the harm because [name of
defendant] gave [name of minor] permission to operate the vehicle. To
establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following:
1. That [name of minor] was negligent in operating the vehicle;
2. That [name of plaintiff] was harmed;
3. That [name of minor]’s negligence was a substantial factor in
causing the harm; and
4. That [name of defendant], by words or conduct, gave [name of
minor] permission to use the vehicle.
New September 2003; Revised April 2004, October 2004
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- caci-2025
- Content hash
b25547f032e5bf60e62c5c4cc35ebf34d96c9e5d2340c2d8d557b7e038f4fd81
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