A jury decided horse owners were not to blame for an accident that injured a driver and allegedly traumatized a child.
In 2007, Amador Reyes, then 32, struck a horse standing in the road. It was owned by John and Candiance Kirk. Reyes claimed a closed head injury and loss of consciousness, as well as a fractured thoracic spine. His niece, Lizette Reyes, then 12, claimed post-traumatic stress disorder, resulting in recurrent nightmares about horses. Plaintiff counsel argued disrepair on the Kirks’ property made them negligent for the horse’s escape. Counsel also claimed the Kirks should have electrified the fence.
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