Dog bites in Kentucky, it used to be, before the legislature acted, a plaintiff would have to prove that the dog's owner knew of the dog's dangerous propensity. And that developed in what was called the one free bite rule. The first time that dog bit anyone, the owner wasn't responsible. The owner could say, reasonably, "I had no idea my dog would have bit someone. I didn't know of its dangerous propensity." And that was the law.

It didn't make a lot of sense, because you still got bit by a dog. And eventually the legislators just decided, if your dog is someone, you're responsible. So they incorporated what's called a strict liability policy. So it did away with the one bite rule. Now, I don't have to prove, if I'm bitten that you knew your dog was dangerous. You had your dog, you chose to keep that dog, it bit me, now you're responsible for the damages.


And it also said that strict liability, which typically means, if I prove that dog bit me, then you are liable. Period. It became then a big fight, does that mean that you are entirely liable? Meaning, it doesn't matter, your dog bit me. We talked about that comparative fault chart. Does that mean that you're 100% responsible, a jury doesn't have to divide the pie?


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