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Animals - 1970- 1979
Law relating to Animals. Includes liability for acts of animals, and offences against animals.The case shown here are derived from the lawindexpro case law database.
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| 1977 CALord Denning MR, Ormrod and Bridge LJJ |
Animals, Personal Injury |
Casemap 1 Citers | |
| An untrained Alsatian dog was turned loose in a scrap-yard to deter intruders. The dog seriously injured the plaintiff who had entered the yard. Held: The requirements of section 2(2) were satisfied but the defendant was entitled to rely upon the trespasser defence provided by section 5. The dog had characteristics not normally found in Alsatian dogs except in circumstances where they are used as guard dogs. These were 'particular circumstances' within section 2(2)(b). Such an animal is behaving dangerously but it is doing so in a manner characteristic of its species in the circumstances.
Lord Denning MR: "This is a case of a barmaid who was badly bitten by a big dog" | |||
| Animals Act 1971 2 5 | |||
