Legal Opinion
Christensen v. Lundsten
Suffolk County District Court
Decided September 8, 2008PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
C. Stephen Hackeling, J.
The court conducted a trial of the “dangerous dog” petition filed in the above-captioned action and rendered an oral decision concerning same on May 14, 2008. At that time, the court: declared the respondents’ Chesapeake Bay retriever Nellie to be a dangerous dog as defined under Agriculture and Markets Law § 121 (4); determined that Nellie inflicted serious injury upon the petitioner’s daughter; imposed a $1,500 civil penalty upon the respondents pursuant to section 121 (7); determined that the respondents are strictly liable to the petitioner for…
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