Kane ex rel. Kane v. Portwood

ALTENBERND, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Kristine Kane and her parents, Gary and Virginia Kane, appeal a judgment in favor of the defendants, Commercial Carrier Corporation and its driver, Raymond Leroy Portwood. This case arises from an automobile accident between Commercial Carrier’s truck and a car in which Miss Kane was a passenger. The jury determined that Miss Kane was involved in a joint enterprise with the driver of the car in which she was a passenger. We hold that the evidence in this case does not permit the application of the joint enterprise doctrine. In so holding, we observe that this…