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· 6/30/1989

McCullough v. Bozarth

Citations

  • 442 N.W.2d 201
  • 232 Neb. 714
  • 87 A.L.R. 4th 991
  • 1989 Neb. LEXIS 300

How courts have described this case

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  • ruling that landlord is liable for injuries caused by attack of tenant’s dog only when landlord had actual knowledge of dangerous propensities of dog and, by terms of lease, had power to control dog and neglected to exercise that power
  • ruling that landlord is liable for injuries caused by attack of tenant’s dog only when landlord had actual knowledge of dangerous propensities of dog and, by terms of lease, had power to control dog and neglected to exercise that power
  • holding liability may be imposed on a landlord where, “by the terms of the lease, [the landlord] had the power to control the harboring of a dog by the tenant and neglected to exercise that power”
  • landlord liable if he knew of dog at time of lease
  • landlord liable if he knew of dog at time of lease
  • child attacked by a pit bull dog

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Judges: Hastings, White, Shanahan, Fahrnbruch, McGinn

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