PRICE v. HALSTEAD

No. 17022.

355 S.E.2d 380 (1987)

Alex PRICE, Administrator, etc., et al. v. Larry HALSTEAD, Bobby Gillenwater, and Timmy Clay.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

March 19, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Edison Hill, Hill & Peterson, Charleston, for appellant.

Jenkins, Fenstermaker, Krieger, Kays & Farrell, Huntington, Steven P. Meyer, Meyer & Perfater, Charleston, for appellees.

Clarence H. Hall, Conaway & Hall, Madison, for Timmy Clay.

John S. Haight and George S. Sharp, Kay, Casto & Chaney, Charleston, for Vernon Harless.

Timothy E. Huffman, Preiser & Wilson, Stephen P. Goodwin, Goodwin & Goodwin, Charleston, for Halstead.


MILLER, Justice:

In this appeal we consider whether the passengers in a motor vehicle may be held liable for the negligence of their driver. The Circuit Court of Boone County dismissed the action against the defendants holding that the complaint failed to state a cause of action under Rule 12(b)(6) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure.

Our law respecting motions to dismiss is well established. We stated...

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