QUESTION
Who is liable if some one trips over a dog leash in a crowded school yard?
Asked on May 01st, 2021 on Personal Injury - New York
More details to this question:
My 70 year old mother in law had just dropped of my daughter at her Catholic elementary school in NYC. While walking back to the car, she tripped over someone's leashed dog in a reasonably crowded schoolyard/parking lot. She hit her head, needed stitches across her nose, her entire face was swollen and bruised for 2 weeks and she reaggravated an existing knee injury. The person with the dog left the scene and my mother in law was taken to the hospital after being helped by some good Samaritans. Is anyone liable? The school? The dog owner? If so, would it simply be for medical bills, or could she be awarded something for pain and suffering?
1 ANSWER
The dog owner would be liable, and her homeowners insurance policy would provide both a defense and a recovery in case you either settled the action or you obtained a trial verdict. You need to determine who the dog owner is and then retain counsel to file a claim.
Answered on May 01st, 2021 at 5:32 PM