Slack v. Villari

The majority concludes that the Villaris failed to produce, as a matter of law, sufficient evidence of the Slacks’ negligence and strict liability to survive a motion for directed verdict. In reaching this result, I believe that the majority has proceeded far beyond the accepted scope of appellate review by deciding factual issues and usurping the function *478of the jury. Moreover, in my view, today’s decision ignores the purpose of leash laws and overlooks the large body of caselaw which holds that these laws are not violated in the absence of some negligent act by the animal’s owner. In my…