Nutt v. Florio

As a result of a bite by a pit bull terrier named Tiny, ten year old Killian Nutt (plaintiff) filed a multiple count complaint3 in Superior Court against the dog’s owner, Michael *483Keane,4 and the owner’s landlords, Emil and Clara Florio (defendants). Both parties moved for summary judgment. The defendants’ motion was allowed as to all counts and the plaintiffs motion was denied. The plaintiff now appeals solely from the dismissal of the negligence count against the defendants. Informed by a Supreme Judicial Court opinion issued subsequent to the proceedings here, we reverse the grant of…