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NC court: Landlord not liable for tenants violent dog
GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press
April 16, 2021
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) A landlord can t be held liable for a child s injuries caused by a dog owned by tenants because he wasn t told the animal posed a danger to visitors, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday.
The court unanimously upheld lower court rulings siding with John Johnson III following a 2015 attack on a 7-year-old boy while he played with the tenants children. The boy suffered severe injuries when the dog bit his face as he walked within the radius of the dog s chain.