· 3/1/1991
McGee by and Through McGee v. Chalfant
Citations
- 806 P.2d 980
- 248 Kan. 434
- 1991 Kan. LEXIS 42
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- concluding that defendants did not assume a duty to prevent plaintiff from driving even though they knew he was drank and agreed to take him to his automobile
- finding that friends who gave intoxicated motorist a ride to place where he left his automobile did not undertake to protect his safety or the safety of others
- finding that friends who gave intoxicated motorist a ride to place where he left his automobile did not undertake to protect his safety or the safety of others
- existence of a legal duty is a question of law to be determined by the court
- the existence of a legal duty is a question of law over which an appellate court exercises unhmited review
- defendants who assumed duty to take drunk driver to car assumed no further duty to transport him home or otherwise control his future actions
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