McKNIGHT v. ATA HOUSING CORP.

2011-09247.

94 A.D.3d 957 (2012)

942 N.Y.S.2d 210

2012 NY Slip Op 2847

DWAYNE McKNIGHT et al., Respondents, v. ATA HOUSING CORP. et al., Appellants. (And a Third-Party Action.)

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department.

Decided April 17, 2012.


Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

On June 16, 2007, the infant plaintiff was staying at the apartment of the third-party defendant, his aunt, when he allegedly was bitten by her pit bull terrier. The defendants owned and managed the apartment building in which the third-party defendant rented her apartment.

"To recover against a landlord for injuries caused by a tenant's dog on a theory of strict liability, the plaintiff must demonstrate that...

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