Lidster v. Jones

Benham, Judge.

On July 8, 1984, appellant’s two-year-old daughter was bitten by a dog belonging to defendant Jones, a tenant in the apartment complex owned by appellee Slavenski, as general partner of appellee Pine Terrace Associates, Ltd. (“Pine Terrace”). Appellant filed a negligence action on her daughter’s behalf against Jones, Slavenski, and Pine Terrace, alleging that the ownership and managing agents of Pine Terrace had actual knowledge of the dog’s vicious propensities but did nothing to keep the dog out of the complex’s common area where the child was injured. Appellees allegedly knew…