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Litigation

Sep. 22, 2004

Dog Hops Out for a Bite, Victim Is Left With the Bill

SAN FRANCISCO - If your dog jumps out of your parked truck and bites a passerby, don't expect your auto insurer to pay damages to the victim.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - If your dog jumps out of your parked truck and bites a passerby, don't expect your auto insurer to pay damages to the victim.
        That's the lesson taught Monday by a unanimous 3rd District Court of Appeal panel in upholding a Placer County...

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