Vendrella v. Astriab Family Ltd. Partnership

Opinion

GRUENDEL, J.

This case concerns natural propensities of a class of domestic animal. The plaintiffs, Anthony Vendrella and his son, Anthony John Vendrella, 1 appeal from the summary judgment rendered in favor of the defendants, the Astriab Family Limited Partnership and Timothy D. Astriab. 2 They claim that the court improperly concluded that no genuine issue of material fact existed as to whether the defendants had notice of a horse’s propensity to bite. We reverse the judgment of the trial court.

Mindful of the procedural posture of the case, we set forth the following facts as gleaned…