BOYER v. SEAL

No. 89-C-0093.

553 So.2d 827 (1989)

Lillian Callais BOYER v. Lanette SEAL and America First Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied January 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony L. Glorioso, for applicant.

Thomas E. Loehn, Robert I. Baudouin, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, for respondent.


DENNIS, Justice.*

The issue in this case is whether a plaintiff, who has been injured by a domestic animal, must prove, in order to recover damages from the animal's owner under Louisiana Civil Code article 2321, that the injury occurred through an unreasonable risk of harm created by the animal. The elderly plaintiff tripped and fell at her daughter's house when her daughter's cat got underfoot. As a result of her injuries, plaintiff...

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