Barritt v. Lowe

¶ 1. Mary Carolyn Lowe, d/b/a Kinni Valley Riding Academy, and General Star Indemnity Company (Lowe) appeal a nonfinal order denying their motion for summary judgment. Lowe claims the court erred when it determined that an exception to the equine activity immunity statute, Wis. Stat. § 895.481, applied to her and, therefore, she could be held liable for injuries Barbara Barritt sustained at her riding academy. Specifically, Lowe contends the court incorrectly determined that she "provide[d] an equine" under § 895.481(3)(b) when she sold Barritt a horse eight weeks prior to her injury. We…