What does a dog bite victims attorney have to prove to secure damages for his client?
The attorney must prove at least the following things: (a) The identity of the owner of the dog; (b) That the dog bit the victim; (c) That the victim, at the time of the bite, was in a public place or lawfully in a private place, which could also be the property of the dog owner; (d) That the bite caused injury, suffering, loss or harm; (e) That the attack could not be excused because of any of the exceptions listed in Question 3; (f) If the defendant did not own the dog, then 1) the defendant was negligent and the negligence was the cause of the injury or 2) the defendant kept or harbored the dog with knowledge that it either previously bit someone or clearly behaved as thought it would bite someone someday.
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