Legal Opinion
Levinson v. Owens
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 26, 2009No. C057565PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SCOTLAND, P. J.
“The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat” are emotions usually associated with sports, but often follow the culmination of a lawsuit. In this case, they arose from both.
The victors in a lawsuit gathered at the cattle ranch of a prevailing party to celebrate with a barbeque. The attorney who secured the legal victory asked the hosts to allow her to ride one of their horses. After assuring them that she had ridden horses before, she saddled up on Pistol, a quarter horse trained as a cattle horse. Unable to control the horse when it later began to gallop, the attorney…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Knight v. JewettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & OlikerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1989
- Kahn v. East Side Union High School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
- Guido v. KoopmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1991
- Galardi v. Seahorse Riding ClubCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1993
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Creel v. L & L, Inc.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2012
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