KC Pet Project Missouri Cases

Willie Roark sued KC Pet Project for negligence after being bitten by a dog, alleging the organization failed to take adequate animal control enforcement action. A jury awarded Roark $200,000 in compensatory damages. On appeal, KC Pet Project raised arguments concerning the public duty doctrine, lack of contractual privity, and errors in jury instructions. The appellate court affirmed the judgment, finding that KC Pet Project failed to preserve any of its claims of error for appellate review by not raising them in timely motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or by explicitly stating "no objection" to the jury instruction.