BOWEN v. SKILLMAN

No. 28,217-CA.

671 So.2d 1216 (1996)

Ann H. BOWEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Ben S. SKILLMAN, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied June 7, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Graves, Graves, Graves & Hanna, Shreveport, for Appellant.

Charles G. Tutt, Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, for Defendant Ben S. Skillman.

James A. Mijalis, Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle, Shreveport, for Intervenor, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.

Michael S. Hubley, Hicks & Hubley, Shreveport, for Defendant State Farm & Fire & Casualty Co.

Before MARVIN and BROWN, JJ., and CLARK J. Pro Tem.


CLARK, Judge Pro Tem.

In this tort action, plaintiff, Ann Bowen, seeks damages for an injury incurred when a thoroughbred race horse owned by the defendant, William Skillman,1 reared up and struck her in the knee. The issue of liability was bifurcated from the issues of damages and insurance coverage. The trial court found that the actions of the horse did not create an unreasonable risk of...

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