Is an owner entitled to recover from the operator of a motor vehicle following an accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Metro U.S. Services, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, 158 Cal.Rptr. 207, 96 Cal.App.3d 678 (Cal. App. 1979):
Under section 17153 5 an owner is entitled to recover from the operator any sums he would be required to pay to the injured party. If the owner pays pursuant to a judgment having been rendered against him the right of subrogation arises under the statute. If the owner settles with the injured party the right to implied indemnity arises. (Jenne v. Wheeler (1974) 44 Cal.App.3d Supp. 11, 118 Cal.Rptr. 471.)
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