4:19-7 - Effect of article on owner's liability
4:19-7.Ā Effect of article on owner's liability
This article shall not exempt the owner, possessor or harborer of a dog fromĀ liability for damage done by it but he is hereby declared to be responsible forĀ such injury.Ā A civil action may be brought by a person for the full amount ofĀ the damages sustained by him and in such action it shall not be necessary toĀ prove that the dog was accustomed to commit the injury complained of or aĀ similar injury.
The presentation of a claim for damages to the governing body of a municipality shall constitute a waiver of all claims against the owner.
Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 43, s. 47.
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This article shall not exempt the owner, possessor or harborer of a dog fromĀ liability for damage done by it but he is hereby declared to be responsible forĀ such injury.Ā A civil action may be brought by a person for the full amount ofĀ the damages sustained by him and in such action it shall not be necessary toĀ prove that the dog was accustomed to commit the injury complained of or aĀ similar injury.
The presentation of a claim for damages to the governing body of a municipality shall constitute a waiver of all claims against the owner.
Amended by L.1953, c. 5, p. 43, s. 47.
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