Siegel v. 1536-46 St. John's Place Corp.

Charles E. Russell, Official Referee.

This decision presents ,a question as to the liability of an owner of premises for injury to a person lawfully therein by a dog not owned or harbored by such owner.

Corporate defendant owned and operated a fifty-two family apartment house in which at the time infant plaintiff, child of ten, while on or about the common ways of entrance and egress thereto was bitten by an alleged vicious dog owned by the superintendent thereof, an employee of said owner. Tins superintendent lived in an apartment in the building and apparently as a tenant therein. (Ofschlager…