Legal Opinion

Debra J. Fields v. Bill Hayden

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided November 5, 2013No. Docket Yor-13-69PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtGorman, J.

[¶ 1] Debra J. Fields appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superi- or Court (York County, Fritzsche, J.) in favor of Bill and Patricia Hayden on Fields’s complaint alleging that the Hay-dens were negligent as landlords of tenants whose dog attacked Fields on three separate occasions. Because no genuine dispute of material fact exists as to the Haydens’ lack of possession or control over their tenants’ dog, the trial court properly concluded that the Haydens did not owe Fields a duty of care. We affirm the summary judgment.

I. BACKGROUND

[¶ 2] The following undisputed facts appear in…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Henry v. BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
  2. Stewart Ex Rel. Stewart v. AldrichSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2002
  3. Parrish v. WrightSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2003
  4. Lewis v. PenneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1993
  5. Morgan v. MarquisSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2012

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Van Kleek v. Farmers Ins. Exch.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2014

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