· 3/19/1987
Price v. Halstead
Citations
- 355 S.E.2d 380
- 177 W. Va. 592
- 64 A.L.R. 4th 255
- 1987 W. Va. LEXIS 493
How courts have described this case
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- holding that there was no joint enterprise where driver and passengers had only the common purpose of drinking and joy riding
- holding that there was no joint enterprise where driver and passengers had only the common purpose of drinking and joy riding
- stating that a plaintiff must, “at a minimum . . . set forth sufficient information to outline the elements of [the] claim” in its complaint, and if it “fails to do so, dismissal is proper”
- discussing “aiding and abetting” under tort law noting that “[t]he basis for imposing liability under an aiding and abetting theory is that if the breach of duty by the actor was substantially encouraged by the conduct of a third party, then this party may also be found liable”
- passenger who assisted driver in becoming intoxicated was liable for the harm resulting from DUI
- passenger who assisted driver in becoming intoxicated was liable for the harm resulting from DUI
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Judges: Miller
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