Petrone v. Fernandez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Dillon, J.
This case involves a United States Postal Service worker delivering mail, an unleashed dog, and an alleged chase resulting in injuries to the mail carrier. We are asked to clarify whether, under the current state of the law, the owner of a dog may be held liable to a plaintiff based upon an alleged violation of a local leash ordinance and the dog’s behavior, even though the dog had not displayed any prior vicious propensities. We conclude, contrary to the recent holding of the Appellate Division, Third Department, in Alia v Fiorina (39 AD3d 1068 [2007]), that a…
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