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Ground Accidents |
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Cruelty to Horses |
This segment contains cases dealing with legal liabilities for injuries suffered in ground handling horses or in being on the ground around horses. (scroll down to view cases) |
Statutes for Horsemen |
New York Appellate Division (1994) University liable for unsafe ground handling practice
Louisiana Court of Appeals (1994) Handler kicked
by horse
West Virginia Supreme Court (1995) Visitor
kicked by horse--no recovery
North Carolina Court of Appeals (1995) Police
horse stepped on citizen; sovereign immunity
Minnesota Court of Appeals (1996) Owner may be
liable for injury to farrier
Louisiana Court of Appeals (1996) Owner not
liable for injury to vet assistant during tubing
Oregon Court of Appeals (1996) City not liable for
injury after parade
New York Appellate Division (1997) Rider assumed
risk horse would bolt while being saddled
Connecticut Superior Court (1997) Horse not a
wild animal; owner's fault must be shown
Nebraska Superior Court (1997) Owner not liable
for horse's injury to farrier
South Carolina Court of Appeals (1997) Owner not
liable for horse's injury to veterinarian
Louisiana Court of Appeals (1998) Owner not
liable for horse's injury to farrier
New York Supreme Court (1998) Groom not
liable for kick injury to horse identifier
Connecticut Superior Court (1999) Negligence
suit against vet does not require expert
New York Appellate Division (1999) Trainer did
not assume risk in loading accident
New York Appellate Division (1999) Advanced
student assumed risk of grooming injury
New York Appellate Division (1999) Show manager
assumed risk of being struck by horse in practice area
Louisiana Court of Appeals (2000) Owner not liable
for injuries caused by horse bite
Utah Supreme Court (2000) Biting is not
abnormal behavior for a horse; no liability for biting child hand
feeding horse
Ohio Court of Appeals (2002) Owner discharged
duty to notify boarding stables of biting habits of horse
New York Trial Court (2003) Owner may be liable
for negligent unloading injury even without dangerous pony propensities
Rhode Island Supreme Court (2004) When horse
stops being at large under liability statute is a jury question
Louisiana Court of Appeals (2005) State not
liable for negligent injury to camper in city park
Superior Court of Pennsylvania (2005) Status as stallion alone does not establish liability
Michigan Court of Appeals (2005) No duty to keep farm dog under constant control
North Carolina Court of Appeals (2005) Instructor for the disabled loses due to release signed with employer
Texas Court of
Appeals (2005) Sufficiency of precautions taken
to protect employee is for the jury.
Kentucky Court of Appeals (2006) Barn
fire killing three horses held not to be negligence
Michigan Court of Appeals
(2006) Viewing
horses for sale is an equine activity
Arizona Court of Appeals (2007) Failure
to file a timely claim does not constitute consent for the child to
file.
Georgia Court of Appeals (2007) Plaintiff's
horse lacks dangerous propensities.
New York Supreme Court (2007) Workman does
not recover on claim that horse caused fall from ladder.
California Court of Appeal (2007) Man
observing a rodeo through the perimeter fence is a spectator.