Legal Opinion

Bloomer v. Shauger

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 2, 2013PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed with costs and the certified question not answered on the ground that it is unnecessary.

*918Plaintiffs hand was injured because, while plaintiff was holding the halter of defendant’s horse, the horse jerked her head back. According to plaintiff, the horse was reacting to an attempt by defendant to put a lead line on the horse.

Under the rule of Bard v Jahnke (6 NY3d 592 [2006]), plaintiff cannot recover in the absence of a showing that defendant had knowledge of the animal’s “vicious propensity” or “propensity to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Collier v. ZambitoNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Bard v. JahnkeNew York Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. Bloomer v. ShaugerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Wolfgang Doerr v. Daniel Goldsmith / Cheryl Dobinski v. George O. LockhartNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
  2. Bloom v. Van LentenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  3. Carey v. SchwabAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  4. Filer v. AdamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  5. Flanders v. GoodfellowNew York Court of Appeals · 2025

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API