Walk It Through: The Neighbor's Dog
Liable regardless of the dog's history, contact information for the person bitten, and provocation as a defense.
A dog bites a visitor at the front door of the owner's house.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One visitor at one door. Damages in detail, vicious animal hearings, and the deadline to sue are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.