Julie A. AUGSBURGER, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
HOMESTEAD MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and George Kontos, Defendants-Appellants,
ABC Insurance Company, Janet C. Veith, Edward Veith and Convergys Corporation, Defendants.
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On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Joseph M. Troy and Rhonda L. Lanford of Habush, Habush & Rottier S.C., Appleton.
Before NEUBAUER, P.J., REILLY and GUNDRUM, JJ.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.
GUNDRUM, J.
¶ 1 Under WIS. STAT. § 174.02 (2011-12),1 an "owner" of a dog is subject to strict liability for injuries caused by the dog. An "owner" is "any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog." WIS. STAT. § 174.001(5). George Kontos permitted his adult daughter, her family, and their dogs to reside in a home he owned but in which he himself did not reside. Julie Augsburger alleges the dogs attacked and injured her when...
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