Days Inn of America, Inc. v. Sharkey

Carley, Judge.

Appellees’ motion to dismiss this appeal as being premature places in issue our appellate jurisdiction and must be addressed first in order to determine whether we have the authority to reach the merits of the case. However, a very brief summary of the underlying factual and procedural circumstances is necessary in order to place the jurisdictional issue in perspective: On April 1, 1983, Patrick Sharkey, the minor son of Thomas Sharkey, was injured on the premises of appellant when he was attacked by a leopard owned by Joe Savage. Subsequently, Patrick, by next friend, brought…