Varga v. Welsh

This is an appeal from the Portage County Court of Common Pleas. The defendants were granted a motion for summary judgment.

Plaintiff Dorothy Varga was injured in a motor vehicle accident when she struck a duck, lost control of her car and struck a telephone pole.

Plaintiff claimed that the ducks were owned and kept by the defendants, John and Joann Welsh. She claimed that the defendants were negligent in permitting the ducks to run on the highway.

Defendant John Welsh testified that he did not own or keep the ducks. He stated that there was a pond on his property. He also stated that there were…