Owning a dog requires a certain amount of common sense. A person who owns a dog is responsible for the actions of that dog. Teaching a dog proper manners is an essential part of dog ownership. Proper manners includes teaching them that it is not OK to bite a person.…
Small children should always be supervised when they are in the presence of a large dog. Assuming that the dog and the child will get along is never a good idea. It only takes a second for a dog to bite a child. Dogs bite their own puppies when they…
Rescuing a fully grown dog is a noble thing to do when a person or family decides to add a dog to their family. However, it is important to know the dog’s temperament prior to bringing him home. In one case that occurred on September 8, 1958, a family had…
A dog had lived at 1140 Ontario Street, Utica, with the defendants, who were affianced, for several years. He had a prior history of two or three bites that are essentially uncontested. Defendant (“the defendant”) had acquired the dog but was apparently the shared pet of both defendants until August…
On 4 August 2003, plaintiff attended an afternoon party thrown by the defendants (defendant-one and defendant-two) at their house. While standing in defendants’ pool area, plaintiff was bitten on her left ankle by defendants’ dog, a nine year-old cockapoo weighing approximately twenty-five pounds. Plaintiff has filed a complaint for the…
This case involves the plaintiff Meridith Dow and the defendants Carol Anne Dow, Laurence Beck, and the Buddy Project for Animal Rescue Inc. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Suffolk County. The judge hearing the case is Arthur G.…
Nancy Bianco et al are the appellants in this case. They are represented by the law offices of Gibbons & Burke from Scotia. The counsel for the appellants is J. William Burke. The respondent in this matter is Travelers Insurance Company. The respondent is represented by the law offices of…
The plaintiff for this particular case is Tri-State Consumer Insurance Company. The defendants in the case are Karen Venezia, Patricia and Christopher McMonigle, and Megan Lawlor. The defendants are called the Venezia defendants throughout the case. The case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New…
This case is being heard in the Supreme Court of the State of New York located in Kings County. The plaintiff in the case is Janine Gordon. The defendants of the case are Grace Roselli and Grace Louhaichy, and Vera Reality Corporation. The judge overseeing the case is David I.…
At around 7:00 to 8:00 pm on September 11, 2002, a lady was walking on the sidewalk of Second Avenue to meet a friend at a yogurt shop. When she reached the part of the sidewalk halfway between East 46th and East 47th Streets, her foot turned and twisted to…