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· 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

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • 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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