“Plaintiff claims that he was harmed and that Defendant is responsible for the harm because Defendant gave the driver permission to operate the vehicle. To establish this claim, Plaintiff must prove all of the following: 1. That the driver was negligent in operating the vehicle; 2. That Defendant was an owner of the vehicle at the time of the injury to Plaintiff; and 3. That Defendant, by words or conduct, gave permission to the driver to use the vehicle. In determining whether permission was given, you may consider the relationship between the owner and the operator. [For example, if the parties are related or the owner and the operator are employer and employee, such a relationship may support a finding that there was implied permission to use the vehicle.] [If the vehicle owner has given a person permission to use the vehicle, and that person authorizes a third person to operate the vehicle, the third person may be considered to have used the vehicle with the permission of the owner.]”
[CACI Jury Instructions [citations omitted]]
