DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 10.18
Domestic Animal With Vicious Propensities
DOMESTIC ANIMAL WITH VICIOUS PROPENSITIES
In this case, [plaintiff’s name] has alleged that [he/she] was injured when
[defendant’s name]’s [type of domestic animal] [bit, scratched, etc.] [him/her].
When a person keeps a domestic animal, and that person knows or should know
that the animal has a dangerous trait that other animals of the same breed do not have
and fails to keep the animal secure, that person is liable for any physical harm done
by the animal if the harm results from the dangerous trait.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
314441dfdc2536b45e7f763b3d538931a8dd87914b20cbcf628d428d0799d92e
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