City of Mangum v. Brownlee

A bear, belonging to the city of Mangum, bit E'arl Brownlee on the leg. and he sued for damages. The undisputed facts are ■ substantially as follows : The city owned a park: in which it maintained a swimming pool and a small zoo. The bear’s den was just north of the swimming pool and consisted of a pit enclosed by a rock wall. The wall surrounding the pit extended about two feet above the ground. The only entrance to the den was by way of an underground passage leading from the inside of the bathhouse adjacent to the pool.

The bear escaped from its den and was caught by a visitor in the park…