What is the duty of a rental car company to not rent a car to a person who appears to be mentally or physically impaired?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Lindstrom v. Hertz Corp., 81 Cal.App.4th 644, 96 Cal.Rptr.2d 874 (Cal. App. 2000):

In addition to its statutory duty, a rental car company has a duty not to rent a car to a person who appears to be mentally or physically impaired or shows other signs of incompetence at the time the vehicle is rented. (Osborn v. Hertz Corp., supra, 205 Cal.App.3d at p. 709.)

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