Courts And Canines: Another Chapter In A Long-Running Tale.
By EsqSocial Corporation 22/04/21
If there’s one thing we all remember from law school, it’s the old rule of common law that each dog gets one bite before the owner is on notice that the creature is dangerous. Though that rule has been refined over the years, the relationship between canine and human has been the topic of many an opinion. While none has matched Judge Harry Martin’s eloquence in State v. Wallace, 49 N.C. App. 475, 271 S.E.2d 760 (1980), we find another such case in the most recent batch of opinions from the...
By: Fox Rothschild LLP