Scavetta v. Wechsler
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Acosta, J.P.
The primary question raised in this appeal is whether a negligence claim may be asserted against a defendant who attached a dog’s leash to an unsecured bicycle rack, which was put into motion when the dog dragged it through the streets and into the plaintiff, causing injury. We answer in the negative, on constraint of the Court of Appeals’ Bard rule that “ ‘[w]hen harm is caused by a domestic animal, its owner’s liability is determined solely by application of the rule’ ... of strict liability for harm caused by a domestic animal whose owner knows or should…
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