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Maryland appeals court extends negligent entrustment to pit bulls.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-JUN-05
Format: Online - approximately 850 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A man who entrusted a pit bull to his stepson's care can be sued for negligence and negligent entrustment, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled in a case where a girl was hit by a car while fleeing from the approaching dog. (Moore v. Myers, 868 A.2d 954 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2005).)

The decision may affect the breadth of Maryland's negligent-entrustment law, which typically applies to "dangerous instrumentalities" such as cars and guns, according to Kevin Finnegan and Thomas Farrington of Silver Spring, who represent the plaintiff.

The case was brought by the mother of 12-year-old Monica Graham, who in July 1999 was walking with three other girls by the house of Michael Myers. His 15-year-old stepson, Jaton Griffin, was in the yard...

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