Plowman v. Pratt

In 1998, Lori Plowman was attacked and injured by Laurie Pratt’s pit bull terrier. Seeking compensation for her injuries, Plowman filed an action against Pratt and Pratt’s landlord, Joe Semin. Semin moved for summary judgment, and the district court granted Semin’s motion. The court, relying on our decision in McCullough v. Bozarth, 232 Neb. 714, 442 N.W.2d 201 (1989), in which we held that a landlord is liable for injuries caused by the attack of a tenant’s dog only when the landlord has “actual knowledge” of the dangerous propensities of that dog, determined that Semin did not have actual…