Jividen v. Law

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• approving the grant of summary judgment in a negligence case because “there simply is nothing beyond a scintilla of evidence” indicating a failure to exercise ordinary care
• liability for harm caused by animal will not attach unless injured party can show, based on animal’s past behavior and characteristics, that injury could reasonably and foreseeably have been anticipated
• liability for harm caused by animal will not attach unless injured party can show, based on animal's past behavior and characteristics, that injury could reasonably and foreseeably have been anticipated
• “Roughly stated, a ‘genuine issue’ for purposes of West Virginia Rule of Civil Procedure 56(c
• West Virginia rule recognizing negligence action against owner of animal that does not have known, abnormally dangerous propensities ‘‘is similar, if not identical, to that utilized in [§ 518 of the Restatement [Second], [supra]’’

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).