was merely a friend. Evidence in such cases is usually presented through testimony about entrustor's knowledge of the entrustee's reputation for violence, and of specific acts of violence committed by the entrustor. Interaction with criminal law The Supreme Court of the United States has held that negligent entrustment of a vehicle to a person with a criminal reputation will support the state's seizure of that vehicle as a penalty, if it is used in the commission of a crime. Interaction with evidence law Under Rule 404 of the Federal Rules of Evidence (F.R.E.), evidence of a person's character or a trait of his character is not admissible to prove he acted in conformity with his character on a particular occasion. However, as an exception, F.R.E. Rule 405(b) allows a person's character to be admitted in evidence to prove conduct when the character or trait of character of a person is an essential element of a charge or defense such as in the case of negligent entrustment. Interaction with insurance Several jurisdictions have case law which explores the relationship between negligent entrustment of a motor vehicle and typical exclusion clauses in household or general commercial insurance policies of claims "arising out of" the use of a motor vehicle. Insurers generally maintain a distinction between household or general insurance and motor insurance, such that damage caused to a third party through driving or other "use" of a motor vehicle should be dealt with through the latter. This distinction gives rise at times to a debate as to whether an entrustee's dangerous driving should be treated as a failure in the entrustee's "use" of the vehicle or an example on negligent entrustment on the part of the entrustor. See, for example, the Illinois case of Insurance Co. of North America v. Krigos, 1990, which upheld the District Court finding that wording in the entrustor's household insurance policy, We will not cover claims that arise because you or another person entrusts a motor vehicle to any person, "clearly and unambiguously excluded coverage for negligent entrustment". Related doctrines Negligence in employment compared Negligence in employment differs from negligent entrustment in two key respects. First, negligent employment requires that the injury was caused by the actual employment of the party. By comparison, a party can be held liable for negligently entrusting something to any person, whether that person is an employee or not. Second, an employee