Legal Opinion
Perkinson v. Courson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 12, 2018No. 4–17–0364UnpublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HARRIS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.
¶ 1 In August 2014, plaintiff, Deanna L. Perkinson, was kicked by a horse and injured. In December 2015, she filed a two-count complaint against the horse's owner, defendant Sarah Courson, alleging a violation of the Illinois Animal Control Act ( 510 ILCS 5/1 to 35 (West 2014) ) (count I) and negligence (count II). Although plaintiff and defendant are Illinois residents, the incident at issue occurred in Missouri and the trial court determined Missouri law controlled the conflict. Following that determination, the…
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