HAMMOND v. ROBINS

No. 98, September Term, 1984.

60 Md. App. 430 (1984)

483 A.2d 379

NANCY B. HAMMOND v. DONALD A. ROBINS, ET UX.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

November 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mallon A. Snyder, Rockville, for appellant.

J. Robert Johnson, Westminster, with whom were McIntire & Johnson, Westminster, on the brief, for appellees.

Argued before ADKINS, BLOOM and GETTY, JJ.


GETTY, Judge.

In Slack v. Villari, 59 Md.App. 462, 476 A.2d 227 (1984), we recognized that a dog owner may be responsible for acts of his animal under either of two theories, negligence or strict liability — the latter arising from the owner's knowledge of the animal's propensity to cause harm. The present case, decided prior to our decision in Slack, presents a factual scenario...

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