Martin v. Schoonover

This action was originally commenced by the guardian ad litem for Kevin Martin, a minor, against the defendants Schoonover for injuries the minor suffered when he was bitten by a St. Bernard dog owned by the Schoonovers. The Schoonovers in turn filed a third-party complaint against the third-party defendants Clark Feed & Seed, Inc., alleging that the company was negligent in selling a defective and inadequate dog chain to the Schoon-overs when the company knew the chain was to be used to restrain a St. Bernard. The defendants Schoonover further allege that in selling the defective chain, the…