KENT v. SIMS

83-376.

460 So.2d 144 (1984)

Jereme Lynn KENT, a minor of the age of 4 years, and his father and next friend, Gary Lynn Kent v. Howard Lee SIMS, Jr.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

After Remand November 21, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judy D. Thomas, Oneonta, for appellants.

Alexander M. Smith, Oneonta, for appellee.


MADDOX, Justice.

The issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial court, in a non-jury action, erred in granting a motion for a "directed verdict" in favor of the defendant in a dog bite case.

Appellant Gary Lynn Kent filed a complaint on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor son as father and next friend of Jereme Lynn Kent, alleging that appellee Howard Lee Sims, Jr. was negligent in failing to keep his dog properly confined. The Kents further...

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