Stout v. Bartholomew

This action arises out of an accident between a motorcycle operated by the plaintiff, Lynn A. Stout, and a dog named Jackson. The defendant, Edward L. Bartholomew (Bartholomew), and his wife, Carol J. Bartholomew, cared for the dog. The dispositive issues on appeal involve the circuit court’s refusal to grant an instruction on negligence per se, the court’s judgment setting aside a jury verdict in favor of Stout against Bartholomew, and the court’s decision to sustain a demurrer with regard to claims for failure to warn. Because we find no error in the circuit court’s judgment on these…