STEVENS v. ZURICH INS. CO.

No. 6338.

357 So.2d 11 (1978)

Bobby Mitchell STEVENS v. ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl B. Taylor, Opelousas, for plaintiffappellant.

Lewis & Lewis, James T. Guglielmo, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, WATSON and GUIDRY, JJ.


WATSON, Judge.

This is an appeal of a tort claim, by Bobby Mitchell Stevens, plaintiff, who alleges that he was injured while attempting to ride a horse owned by Jeff Benhard, whose liability insurer is defendant, Zurich Insurance Company. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in finding that plaintiff assumed the risk of injury, thus precluding recovery under the strict liability doctrine of Holland v. Buckley, 305 So.2d 113...

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