Walk It Through: The Neighbor's Dog
Liable regardless of the dog's history, lawfully there by duty or invitation, and in a public place.
A meter reader walks into a side yard, and the homeowner's dog bites the reader's leg.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One dog and three bites. Provocation, comparative fault, and the dangerous dog hearings 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.