Garcia v. Nelson

PRESIDING JUSTICE HUTCHINSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Angelique Garcia and Lucky Williams, filed a six-count complaint against defendant, Ronald Nelson, to recover for personal injuries and property damage they suffered when the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) they were riding collided with defendant’s dog. The trial court granted defendant summary judgment (see 735 ILCS 5/2-— 1005(b), (c) (West 1998)) on the complaint’s first three counts, which were brought under section 16 of the Animal Control Act (the Act) (510 ILCS 5/16 (West 1996)). Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the…