Claxton v. Grose

This is a dog bite case. Defendant Michael Grose appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Moultrie County entered in favor of plaintiffs Kevin Claxton, a minor, by his father and next friend, Warren Claxton, and Warren Claxton, individually, following a jury trial.

Count I of plaintiffs’ complaint sought damages for the injuries sustained by the minor, born August 15, 1977, as a result of an unprovoked attack by defendant’s Doberman pinscher, occurring on September 16, 1989. This count was brought pursuant to section 16 of the Illinois Animal Control Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989,…