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Terrett v. Wray
8/15/2024 pdw
In this case, a mother asked her son to pick up the other kids from school. Once at the school, the son rigged up the door handle as a prank so it would electrocute anyone that touched it. In the spirit of friendship, the son called over Terrett to open the door. And in the spirit of friendship, the electrocuted Terrett sued the son and his mother, Wray. Terrett argued that the son was acting as an agent for his mother in picking up the kids, so she was liable for the torts committed by the son.
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