Woman sues over alleged pet-duck attack
April 26 Wiwt.Com
An Oregon duck accused of having "abnormally dangerous propensities"
finds itself at the center of a lawsuit that seeks $275,000 in damages.
The duck the feathered kind, not the football kind is accused of
attacking a Washougal, Wash., woman in Estacada, Ore., causing Cynthia
Ruddell to fall and injure a wrist, elbow and shoulder.Clackamas County
court documents say Ruddell was leaving the motor home she had parked on
land owned by her mother in May 2012 when the pet duck owned by Lolita
Rose attacked her.KATU-TV reports that Rose is accused of "needlessly
endangering the public" because she didn't keep the duck contained and
didn't warn neighbors about the danger.
Ruddell and Rose both declined to comment.Ruddell's lawyer, Gregory
Price, says he hopes to settle out of court. |