If a dog damages a vehicle’s interior after the vehicle owner agreed to transport the dog and owner in the vehicle, is the dog owner liable for the damages?
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If a dog damages a vehicle’s interior after the vehicle owner agreed to transport the dog and owner in the vehicle, is the dog owner liable for the damages?
The dog scratched the leather.
Asked on October 28, 2012 under Bankruptcy Law, Michigan
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, the owner of an animal such as a canine is responsible for all damages caused by the animal subject to defenses of contributory negligence by the damaged party. In the matter that you have written about, I question why the driver of the vehicle did not try to crate the dog.
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