DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 18.12
Motor Vehicle Owner’s liability for Permissive Use by a Minor
MOTOR VEHICLES LIABILITY OF OWNER
FOR PERMISSIVE USE BY A MINOR
Every motor-vehicle owner who causes or knowingly allows a minor under the
age of 18 to drive the owner’s vehicle, or who furnishes the vehicle to a minor, is
jointly and severally liable with that minor for any damages caused by the minor’s
negligence while driving the vehicle.
If you find that [vehicle owner’s name] gave control of [his/her/its] vehicle to
[minor’s name], then you must also find that [vehicle owner’s name] is liable for
any negligent conduct of [minor’s name] while using [vehicle owner’s name]’s
vehicle.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
a080d8c91c58353270968a338dd44b1e248906f80032d0db150e1cba4b6a952a
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