Wolfgang Doerr v. Daniel Goldsmith / Cheryl Dobinski v. George O. Lockhart

In these two cases, we consider whether an individual injured by a domestic animal other than a farm animal may institute a negligence cause of action against the owner of the animal based on the owner’s alleged misfeasance in supervising or directing the animal. Like the majority (see majority mem at 1116), I conclude that a negligence cause of action does not lie under our long-standing *1117precedent, and I reject the specific grounds advanced by plaintiffs here for declining to apply the controlling principles of law set forth in Bard v Jahnke (6 NY3d 592 [2006]). Therefore, I join the…