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SZKODZINSKI v. GRIFFIN

Docket No. 95558.

171 Mich. App. 711 (1988)

431 N.W.2d 51

SZKODZINSKI v. GRIFFIN

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided June 21, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard A. Siudara, P.C. (by Leonard A. Siudara), for plaintiff.

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. (by Robert G. Kamenec and Suzanne L. Wilhelm), for defendant.

Before: HOOD, P.J., and CYNAR and R.B. BURNS, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

This is a dog-bite case. Lawrence Griffin (hereinafter defendant) owned a house located on Brys Drive in Grosse Pointe Woods. He rented the house to R.M. Cornell, who owned an Akita dog. The house had a fenced-in backyard. While Cornell was away, six-year-old Michael Szkodzinski climbed the fence and entered Cornell's back yard in order to retrieve a ball. Cornell's dog attacked Michael, causing serious injuries.

Plaintiff sued the Griffins and...

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