Dog bite dismissal ruling upheld in the Appellate Division, Second Department

In a case[1] decided on February 8, 2011, the Appellate Division, Second Department affirmed a ruling granting summary judgment to defendants in a dog bite case. In addition to discussing the strict liability standard applicable to animals, the court held that customary confinement of a dog in a garage could not, by itself, establish that the owners feared the dog would do harm to visitors and establish liability existed the bite.

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[1] Roche v. Bryant, 2011 WL 451945