Taft v. Taft

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Appellant/defendant Wilburn Taft appeals the $130,000 judg ment awarded to his adult son, appellee/plaintiff Vance Taft. Appellee brought suit for injuries sustained when attacked by appellant’s five- to nine-month-old, 600 pound bull 'when attempting to corral it for market. Appellee was a business invitee on his father’s premises at the time, helping his father load the bull and hogs for market. Held:

1. Bulls generally are strong and some bulls are vicious notwithstanding their classification as domestic (farm) animals. Nevertheless, it cannot “be said as a matter…