QUESTION
If my dog bit someone who entered my home when I wasn’t home can I be sued?
Asked on Jul 21st, 2020 on Animal Law - New York
More details to this question:
My cousin said he was coming over to my second home. When he arrived I wasn’t home. The door was unlocked and the dog was inside. I never told him to go inside if I wasn’t home. He entered and startled my sleeping dog and he bit him. 8 months later he sued me. If I wasn’t home and there were not witnesses to the bite can I be sued?
1 ANSWER
Turn the matter over to your homeowners insurance company. Call your insurance agent to see if this is covered.
Answered on Jul 21st, 2020 at 4:30 PM