Sobanski v. Donahue

OPINION

GOLDBERG, Justice.

The plaintiff, Wladsylaw Sobanski (plaintiff or Sobanski), is before the Supreme Court on appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Steven and Patricia Donahue (defendant or the Donahues).

Facts and Travel

The Donahues own, but do not occupy, a multifamily house in Providence, Rhode Island, one floor of which was leased to defendant Carmen Grinkis (Grinkis). The Donahues had installed a fence around their property and they consented to Grinkis’s request to keep a dog during her tenancy. Grinkis permitted the dog to run loose within the…