Court Opinion

ID: 9883826
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-10-06 02:21:12.078112+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:48:31.399478
License: Public Domain

SEDGWICK, Judge
(dissenting).
I respectfully dissent.
On the facts of this case, it would be clearly the duty of the trial court to set aside a verdict in favor of appellants if the jury had returned one. The only basis on which the majority finds a prima facie case of negligence is the pure speculation of two witnesses that the pony had been stung by a bee. Following the incident where plaintiffs were injured, Diane Kaiser carefully examined the pony and found no evidence of swelling or a lump which would indicate a bee sting. The trial court’s directed verdict should be affirmed.