Legal Opinion
Sligar v. Odell
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 6, 2010No. 64916-7-IPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
¶1 The owner of a dog that bites someone who is “lawfully” on the property of the dog owner is strictly liable for damages caused by the bite.1 Someone is “lawfully” on the dog owner’s property when he or she is on “the property of the owner with the express or implied consent of the owner.”2 But such consent “shall not be presumed when the property of the owner is fenced or reasonably posted.”3
¶2 Here, Kara and David Odell’s property was separated from Mary Sligar’s property by a six-foot-high chain link fence at the time their dog bit Sligar’s finger. Sligar’s finger was protruding through…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. ArmendarizWashington Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. ArmendarizWashington Supreme Court · 2007
- Grimwood v. University of Puget Sound, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by16 opinions
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