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Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 18.14

Motor Vehicles – No Imputation of Driver’s Negligence to Rider

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NO IMPUTATION OF DRIVER’S NEGLIGENCE TO PASSENGER

A driver’s negligent conduct is not imputed to a passenger, unless the passenger

exercises some control over the driver’s operation of the vehicle.

If you find that [passenger’s name] did not exercise some control over [driver’s

name]’s operation of the vehicle, then [passenger’s name] is not liable for [driver’s

name] negligence.

Provenance

Source: courts.delaware.gov
Retrieved: 2026-09-23
Edition: civ-2025-10-22
Content hash: cbe76c60310aa42a0d4596405909a4e479259dccdf073671bad45f9a53eac7ed

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