SMITH v. LANE

No. 5-03-0404.

832 N.E.2d 947 (2005)

358 Ill. App.3d 1126

295 Ill.Dec. 497

Connie J. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gregory LANE and Todd Lane, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

July 13, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward J. Kionka, Carbondale, Jon E. Rosenstengel, Bonifield & Rosenstengel, Belleville, for Appellant.

Larry N. Sloss, Jr., Douglas A. Enloe, Gosnell, Borden, Enloe & Sloss, Ltd., Lawrenceville, for Appellees.


Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves a passenger in a horse-drawn carriage, who was injured when the carriage went off the road and overturned. The passenger, Connie Smith, brought suit in Lawrence County, Illinois, against the driver of the carriage, Todd Lane, and the owner of the horse and carriage, Gregory Lane. She alleged both negligence and strict liability under the Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1996...

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