Julie A. Augsburger v. Homestead Mutual Insurance Company

¶ 1. Petitioners, George Kontos and his insurance company, Homestead Mutual Insurance Company, seek review of a published decision of the court of appeals. It affirmed the circuit court's determination that Kontos could be held liable to the plaintiff, Julie Augsburger, for injuries caused by his daughter's dogs.1

*390¶ 2. Kontos contends that he cannot be held strictly liable for injuries caused by the dogs because he is not an "owner" of the dogs under the statutory definition. According to Kontos, although the statutory definition of "owner" includes a "harborer," he did not harbor his…