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HALE v. O'NEILL

No. 1358.

492 P.2d 101 (1971)

Donald H. HALE and Betty A. Hale, Appellants, v. Michael O'NEILL and Onnolee O'Neill, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

December 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Curran, Jr., of Savage & Curran, Anchorage, for appellants.

James M. Powell and Jerry E. Melcher, of Hughes, Thorsness, Lowe, Gantz & Clark, Anchorage, for appellees.

Before BONEY, C.J., and RABINOWITZ, and CONNOR, JJ.

OPINION

CONNOR, Justice.

This action stems from an equestrian mishap involving a spirited gelding named "Pepper".

Plaintiff Donald Hale, a relative of the defendants, was a frequent visitor at the O'Neill home and had ridden Pepper at least six times. Hale grew up on a farm where he had some experience riding horses.

On July 4, 1969, at the O'Neills' home, Hale saddled and mounted Pepper without any trouble. He rode Pepper into a neighbor...

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