Vanderlei v. Heideman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SEIDENFELD

delivered the opinion of the court:

The question raised by this appeal is whether the owner of a horse is strictly liable under the Animal Control Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 8, par. 366) for injury to a hired horseshoer, who without provocation is kicked by the animal.

The plaintiff has been a licensed horseshoer since 1972 and has been actively engaged in the business of shoeing horses either on a full or part-time basis since that date. He travels to various farms or stables at the request of the owners of the horses and shoes or trims their horses for…