Jackson v. Mateus

DURRANT, Associate Chief Justice:

T1 This appeal concerns the liability of a cat owner for injuries caused by the actions of a domestic cat. Judith Campbell Jackson, who was bitten by the cat, appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of Robert and Kris Mateus, the cat's owners. The district court held that the Mateuses had no duty to prevent their cat from attacking Jackson and therefore could not be held liable for negligence. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

12 "In reviewing a grant of summary judgment, we view the facts and all reasonable inferences drawn therefrom in the light…