Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Trujillo
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 2016No. Court of Appeals No. 14CA2494PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE MÁRQUEZ *
¶ 1 This case calls on us to evaluate for the first time in Colorado the liability of a dog owner for injuries sustained by a person frightened by the owner’s dogs. Here, two pit bulls ran- and jumped against a chain-link fence, barking and allegedly causing a passerby, who was separated from the dogs by the fence, to leave the sidewalk, enter the street, and be struck by. a vehicle.
■¶ 2 The injured passerby, plaintiff, N.M., and his parent and legal guardian, Maria Lopez, appeal from an order dismissing them complaint against defendant, Alexander S. Trujillo, for…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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