Ennen v. White

Plaintiff Tammy Ennen appeals from the Jersey County circuit court’s dismissal of her four-count complaint against defendants, Wes and Linda White. She argues the trial court erred by concluding her amended complaint failed to state a cause of action under the Animal Control Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 8, par. 366) and by not granting her leave to amend her counts based on common law negligence. We disagree and affirm.

I. Facts

Plaintiff sought compensation for alleged injuries she sustained when defendants’ horse named “Coke” threw her from its back while she was riding the horse and…