WORSWICK, J.
We are asked to extend the common law rule concerning liability for dog bites by holding that a landlord is liable for harm caused by his tenant's dog if the landlord knows that the dog has vicious tendencies. We decline, and we affirm a summary judgment dismissing Marci Clemmons' claim against Clarence Fidler.
Terry Calhoun had no pets when she rented a single-family house in Forks from Clarence Fidler on an oral month-to-month tenancy. Later...
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