1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.W.2d
  4. 745 N.W.2d
  5. 745 N.W.2d 824 (2008)
 

KOIVISTO v. DAVIS

Docket No. 272943.

745 N.W.2d 824 (2008)

Kathy KOIVISTO, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Dave DAVIS d/b/a Chieftan Kennels, Ronald Macak, and Rebecca Macak, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided January 8, 2008, at 9:00 a.m.

Released for Publication March 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Dennis Cossi Law Office (by A. Dennis Cossi), Ironwood, for the plaintiff.

Lori & Jaspen, P.C. (by Daniel M. Jaspen), Iron Mountain, for the defendants.

Before: DONOFRIO, P.J., and SAWYER and MARK J. CAVANAGH, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Kathy Koivisto appeals by leave granted the summary dismissal of her claim of statutory liability under Michigan's dog-bite statute, MCL 287.351. We reverse.

Defendants Ronald and Rebecca Macak owned two dogs being boarded at Chieftan Kennels. On June 5, 2003, the dogs escaped from the kennel, entered plaintiff's property, and attacked both plaintiff and her cats. In her answers to interrogatories...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases