Pawlowski v. American Family Mut. Ins. Co.

¶ 1. Colleen and Thomas Pawlowski appeal from a summary judgment granted in *802favor of American Family Mutual Insurance Company and Nancy L. Seefeldt. The Pawlowskis contend that the trial court erred in its determination that Seefeldt was not strictly liable under the dog bite statute, Wis. Stat. § 174.02 (2005-06),1 for injuries sustained by Colleen when a dog kept at Seefeldt's residence was let out the front door by its legal owner, Walter Waterman. The dog bite statute holds persons who "own, harbor or keep" a dog strictly liable for any damages the dog causes. A statutory keeper may be…