Legal Opinion
Bell v. West
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided December 9, 1981No. 14356Published
1Opinion of the Court
284 S.E.2d 885 (1981)
Luther F. BELL
v.
Kenny WEST, et al.
No. 14356.
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
December 9, 1981.
G. David Brumfield, Ballard & Brumfield, Welch, for appellant.
J. Strother Crockett, Tutwiler, Crockett, LaCaria & Murensky, Welch, for appellees.
2Per curiam
The question presented in this appeal is whether the owner of a motor vehicle can be held liable under the family purpose doctrine for personal injuries caused by his child's negligent operation of the vehicle where the child has not lived in his household for several years. We hold that the family purpose doctrine does not…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited23 opinions
- Chapman v. Kane Transfer Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
- Carl M. Pearson v. Harry A. Skydell and Arnold Dutchen v. Ecological Science Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- King v. SmytheTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Hutchins v. HaffnerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1917
- Hanks v. Beckley Newspapers CorporationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1970
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