McKinney v. Cochran

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

This is an action for personal injuries sustained when a horse owned by defendant fell while being ridden by plaintiff at defendant’s farm.

At the conclusion of plaintiffs evidence defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was sustained. Plaintiff has appealed.

Highly summarized, the petition alleged that defendant lived on a farm and was the owner of a 12-year-old mare which weighed approximately 1,200 pounds. He was well acquainted with the character and disposition of the horse and knew that it was not a trained stock horse and had not…