Atkinson v. Santore

Opinion

SHELDON, J.

This case involves a dispute between a homeowner and her children’s babysitter concerning an incident in which the babysitter, while caring for the children, claimed that she was potentially exposed to the rabies virus due to her contact with the homeowner’s dogs after she found them in the vicinity of a rabid raccoon in the homeowner’s yard. The plaintiff, Emma Atkinson, brought this action against the defendant, Lorraine Santore, under General Statutes § 22-357, 1 commonly known as the dog bite statute, claiming that the defendant was strictly hable for such potential…