Terry v. Irish Fleet, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN
Agnes Christine Terry, Administrator of the Estate of Peter Ambrister, appeals from the circuit court's judgment dismissing her wrongful death action against Irish Fleet, Inc., d/b/a Boulevard Cab ("Irish Fleet") and Reginald Morris arising from the murder of her husband, a taxicab driver, by his passenger. Terry argues that the circuit court erred in ruling that her amended complaint failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted against Irish Fleet and Morris under a theory of assumed duty. Finding no reversible error in the circuit…
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