Kangas v. Perry

¶ 1. Dawn and Paxil Kangas appeal from a summary judgment dismissing their claim for personal injuries Dawn suffered after falling from a horse-drawn sled on Sandy Gilbert's property. The Kangases argue that the trial court erred by (1) applying the equine immunity statute, Wis. Stat. § 895.481, 1 to the facts of this case; and (2) failing to conclude that Gilbert was vicariously liable as pari of a joint venture with Virgil Perry, the horses' owner. We conclude that Perry is immune from liability under the equine immunity statute. We further conclude that because all four elements of a joint…