Robin owns a dog. If there are no applicable statutes, what is her liability for damage if her dog digs up her neighbor's prize roses? Would it make any difference if the animal that destroys her neighbor's flower garden is the wild orangutan she owns?


Keepers of animals are generally held strictly liable for harm their animals cause by trespassing on the property of another. However, keepers of dogs and cats are liable only for negligence unless a statute or ordinance imposes strict liability. Therefore, Robin would be liable if she had been negligent in allowing her dog to damage her neighbor's flowers, but would be strictly liable for any damage her trespassing orangutan causes.

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