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 Dog-Bite Liability in MichiganSummer fun outdoors sometimes includes unpleasant encounters with nature. Dogs do sometimes bite, but contrary to popular belief, a dog isn't entitled to "one free bite."Michigan's dog-bite statute states that a dog owner is liable for damages suffered by the person bitten, "regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness," but only if the bite was without provocation, and the victim was on public property or "lawfully on private property." In addition to the statute, an owner or keeper of an animal has what is called "common law strict liability" for injuries caused by any animal with violent propensities that are, or should be, known to the owner or keeper. In other words, if the owner or keeper knows or should know that an animal is dangerous, he's liable for any injuries caused, period. (c) 1996 by Jon A. Van Allsburg, an attorney with the Holland, Michigan law firm of Coupe & Van Allsburg, P.C. |
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