JACKSON v. MATEUS

No. 20010387.

70 P.3d 78 (2003)

2003 UT 18

Judith Campbell JACKSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Robert MATEUS and Kris Mateus, Defendants and Appellees.

Supreme Court of Utah.

May 6, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger H. Bullock, Peter H. Barlow, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff.

Lynn S. Davies, Melinda A. Morgan, Salt Lake City, for defendants.


DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 This appeal concerns the liability of a cat owner for injuries caused by the actions of a domestic cat. Judith Campbell Jackson, who was bitten by the cat, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Robert and Kris Mateus, the cat's owners. The district court held that the Mateuses had no duty to prevent their cat from attacking Jackson and therefore could not...

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