Gonzales v. Wilkinson

The victim was a one-and-one-half-year-old child who wandered onto the next door neighbor’s property where he was allegedly attacked and bitten on the head by a basset hound. Plaintiffs-respondents are the victim, Claude Anthony Gonzales, suing by his guardian ad litem, and his mother, Linda Gonzales. Defendant-respondent is Ray Prueher, owner of the dog. Defendant-appellant is James Wilkinson, owner of the duplex in which both Prueher and Wilkinson live, and which is next door to the plaintiffs’ residence.

The complaint, which seeks to impose liability on defendants under the…