Can a plaintiff rely on the principle of a servient vehicle to sue a dominant driver?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ward v. Ward, 2010 ABQB 654 (CanLII):
An injured passenger may rely on the same principle, according to Vibert v. Stern (1997), 225 A.R. 1, which involved a passenger in the servient vehicle suing a dominant driver.
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