Article Archives >> Lead Stories >> March 16-31, 2008
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Church Is Not “Keeper”
Of Sexton’s Dog
Court says Church is not liable
For bite by live-in employee’s pit bull
Excerpt
The Connecticut dog law imposes strict liability on the “keeper” of a dog who bites a person, but is a church or other nonprofit organization the “keeper” of the dog of a live-in employee? The Supreme Court of Connecticut has denied recovery to a woman who was bitten by a pit bull owned by a church sexton who lived on the church property as part of his job. (Auster v. Norwalk United Methodist Church, SC 17672, 3/25/08.)
The woman was bitten when she went to the Sexton’s apartment to find someone to let her into the parish house when she arrived early for a meeting. When she called to see whether anyone was home, the dog ran through an opening in the door and bit her on the leg.
Article Archives >> Lead Stories >> March 16-31, 2008
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