In our view, defendants' motion for summary judgment was properly granted in this action seeking to recover for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff after she was attacked by a 175-pound male English Mastiff owned by defendants. In order to establish a prima facie case of strict liability in a dog bite case, the plaintiff must establish that the animal had vicious propensities and that its owner had knowledge of such propensities. Here, in support of their motion for...
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