Hammond v. Robins

How courts have described this case

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• homeowner permitted a dog to leave an enclosed yard knowing of dog's propensity to cross the street when unrestrained
• homeowner permitted a dog to leave an enclosed yard knowing of dog’s propensity to cross the street when unrestrained
• violation of county animal control ordinance as evidence of negligence where unleashed' dog caused bicycle accident
• primary purpose of dog ordinances and statutes is protection of the public from injury or damages
• “appellant violated the Carroll County Animal Ordinance by not keeping the dog under restraint and by allowing the dog to leave the property unattended and unrestrained”
• dog foreseeably ran into street and caused bicycle riders to fall and sustain injuries

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).