Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois
Dog bit liability
I was bitten by a pit bull on6/13/02 the qwner agreed to pay the hospital bill and has skipped out possibly moving to chicago,the remaining hospital bill is 350.00 and the place the dog and owner lived at is a rental .is the landlord liable and what should i do about the dog owner?
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Re: Dog bit liability
The dog owner is liable. Under normal circumstances the landlord is not. Sue in small claims if there is injury under $2,500. There is a statute on this:
� 510 ILCS 5/16. [Attack or injury by animal; liability of owner]Statute text
Sec. 16. If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks or injures any person who is peaceably conducting himself in any place where he may lawfully be, the owner of such dog or other animal is liable in damages to such person for the full amount of the injury sustained.
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