COLLINS v. KENEALY

No. 91-1359.

492 N.W.2d 679 (1992)

Cindy COLLINS, Appellant, v. Joseph KENEALY and Kristi Kenealy, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 25, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.W. Tauke of Porter & Tauke, Council Bluffs, for appellant.

William R. Hughes, Jr., and John M. French of Stuart, Tinley, Peters, Thorn, French & Hughes, Council Bluffs, for appellees.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and SCHULTZ, CARTER, LAVORATO, and NEUMAN, JJ.


SCHULTZ, Justice.

The issue on this appeal is whether the delivery of a dog to a dog groomer relieves the legal owner of strict liability imposed by Iowa Code section 351.28 (1989). The district court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment. The court concluded that the groomer, who had exclusive control of the dog, became an owner by statutory definition and could not recover from the dog's legal owners. We disagree with the district court; accordingly, we...

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