Dominick v. Christensen

This opinion was prepared by the late Justice Robert C. Finley. It is adopted by the undersigned Justices as the opinion of this Court.

This is an appeal from an order entered by the Grays Harbor County Superior Court granting defendants’ motion for a summary judgment. The order, insofar as relevant, denied the plaintiff father’s claim, as guardian ad litem of Craig Dominick, for damages arising out of an injury to his son caused by defendants’ dog.

The facts are uncontroverted. On May 19, 1974, Craig Dominick accompanied his mother and other relatives on a social visit to the defendants’…