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Dog Bites etc..

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CORTINA
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Dog Bites etc..

Post by CORTINA »

This weeks news about DOG BITES and they say you cannot sue the owner if you get bitten on their property...

If true..how come a burglar as i understand it ...can sue if they get injured in doing their crime on your property...?

Can anyone clarify this point....?
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You can sue for compensation. They can't be prosecuted.

The burglar can sue a home-owner if they use unreasonable force to defend themselves or had intentions of harming the intruder and had no regard for the trespassers safety, but as I understand it they cannot sue a householder if during the break in they hurt themselves on something that the householder may be liable for if they had entered as a visitor.
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CORTINA wrote:This weeks news about DOG BITES and they say you cannot sue the owner if you get bitten on their property...

If true..how come a burglar as i understand it ...can sue if they get injured in doing their crime on your property...?

Can anyone clarify this point....?
most of the time i get bitten in a public place
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mr ford wrote:
CORTINA wrote:This weeks news about DOG BITES and they say you cannot sue the owner if you get bitten on their property...

If true..how come a burglar as i understand it ...can sue if they get injured in doing their crime on your property...?

Can anyone clarify this point....?
most of the time i get bitten in a public place
You shouldn't be getting your 'public place' out for the dogs then :wink:
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mr ford
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DGP1 wrote:
mr ford wrote:
CORTINA wrote:This weeks news about DOG BITES and they say you cannot sue the owner if you get bitten on their property...

If true..how come a burglar as i understand it ...can sue if they get injured in doing their crime on your property...?

Can anyone clarify this point....?
most of the time i get bitten in a public place
You shouldn't be getting your 'public place' out for the dogs then :wink:
fffffing stupid comment
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

mr ford wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
mr ford wrote:
CORTINA wrote:This weeks news about DOG BITES and they say you cannot sue the owner if you get bitten on their property...

If true..how come a burglar as i understand it ...can sue if they get injured in doing their crime on your property...?

Can anyone clarify this point....?
most of the time i get bitten in a public place
You shouldn't be getting your 'public place' out for the dogs then :wink:
fffffing stupid comment
No just a bad joke - the wink was a clue.
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Post by mr ford »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
mr ford wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
mr ford wrote:
CORTINA wrote:This weeks news about DOG BITES and they say you cannot sue the owner if you get bitten on their property...

If true..how come a burglar as i understand it ...can sue if they get injured in doing their crime on your property...?

Can anyone clarify this point....?
most of the time i get bitten in a public place
You shouldn't be getting your 'public place' out for the dogs then :wink:
fffffing stupid comment
No just a bad joke - the wink was a clue.
privates :oops:
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