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Injuries to Children |
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Cruelty
to Horses |
This segment includes cases that deal with the legal liabilities in permitting children on and around horses.
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Statutes
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North Carolina Supreme Court (1991) Owner may be liable
for horse kicking child without proof of propensity
Ohio Court of Appeals (1994) Owner liable for letting child
test-ride horse
Illinois Court of Appeals (1994) Waiver Not Valid as to Child;
Animal Control Act
U.S. Court of Appeals (1997) 13 year old didn't assume risk.
Florida Court of Appeals (1997) Minor not bound by release from
liability
U.S. District Court (1998) Cannot claim parent failed to supervise
injured child.
New York Appellate Division (2001) 14-year-old assumed risk of
horse slipping and falling on her
California Court of Appeals (2004) 11-year-old assumed
risk of falling when riding double