Bit by a dog -- no witnesses -- do I have a case?

depends upon where the dog bit you. If the dog was at large (off the owners property) the owner would be strictly liable in Tennesse. Damn the witnesses cause you're the best witness in this type case. If you were bitten on the owner's premises, the owner would have to know or otherwise should have known about the dog's dangerous propensities to be liable in TN. The first bite is free here. Don't know where you live.

The strength of your case will depend largely upon hte extent of your injuries and medical expenses.

Thank you for the response. I was bit on the forearm and suffered two puncture wounds. I was jogging on a public street when I was bitten. In the animal control officer's report, the daughter of the owner said the dogs had slipped their collars the day I was bitten. It seems slam dunk to me, but the owner keeps telling me to f-off because I have no witness. I really hope I can get this jackass to pay the medical.

The report is hearsay and most likely inadmissible so if you go to trial subpoena the daughter and the animal control officer. I'm not sure that the owner's comments aren't tacit admissions either. Testify about his comments if you have a hearing.

or you could take it as a lump, instead of throwing another styrofoam cup on the mountain of garbage that our civil court system has become.

life sucks sometimes. sorry.

guys like you give runners a bad name. just move on with your life instead of looking for a payout.

Even if state law does not make the owner strictly liable, there is a very good chance that the owner has broken a local ordinance (an animal control ordinance or "leash law"), rendering the owner negligent per se.

Assuming you have established the identity of the dog that bit you, the big issue will probably be damages. Economic damages would include medical bills, lost wages, and so on. Noneconomic damages would include pain and suffering, inconvenience, and so on.

Don't make eye contact with the dogs. Most of the time they will leave you alone other than bark at you. They may chase a little just don't look at em they leave you alone. I continue to run at a steady pace.

With your own dog listen to the Dog Whisperer and learn to be the pack leader.

You're a little late with that, jerkoff.

I have been chases seriously several times in my own neihborhood, and I have found that it is extremely instinctual to simply kick the dog in the face, I know it sounds harsh, but humans survive for a reason.

p.s. I dont go around kicking dogs, I love them, in fact, but I have been cornered by a stray pitbull a couple of times. I dont harm, or would never condone harming dogs that dont jeopordise safety.

Thank you Mr. Vick.

Cahones wrote:

Don't make eye contact with the dogs. Most of the time they will leave you alone other than bark at you. They may chase a little just don't look at em they leave you alone. I continue to run at a steady pace.

With your own dog listen to the Dog Whisperer and learn to be the pack leader.

I find it much more effective to stare them down. They know that you're bigger and when you stare at them they look away and don't run toward you. If that isn't quite enough, growling really loudly works well too (no joke).

sue the f***er. if the daughter said that's what happened and she or someone else will testify to that, then you'll win

My pappy used to say," an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure..", that way you can keep your nuts.

Your pappy saved his nuts in vain.

Who blew your dress up?

Your mom.

Looks like you would win if you persue this. YOu should be commended on letting the dog live, but its only going to bite someone again. Throw a poisoned piece of meat the dogs way in a couple of weeks.

To all the dog psyche majors; that's ridiculous; a guy should be able to run without having to know what some idiot dog may or may not do in a given situation.

f*** it dude, kill the dog. quit being a pussy. or as yoda would say, "hurting it is, your vagina?"

sloegin wrote:

f*** it dude, kill the dog. quit being a pussy. or as yoda would say, "hurting it is, your vagina?"

POD. No question about it.