Jay Rhodes v. Rodney Machugh

¶ 1 — Comments to § 23 of the Restatement (Third) of Torts, which deals with strict liability imposed on the owners of abnormally dangerous animals, observe that the common law has been satisfied overall with the generalization that livestock are not excessively dangerous, but “[i]n the future, courts might wish to give consideration to particular genders ... of a species that involve danger levels uncommon for the species itself.” Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm § 23 cmt. e (Am. Law Inst. 2010) (emphasis added). In this case, Jay Rhodes asks us to hold…