The plaintiff was a police officer. While carrying out his duties he was bitten by a police dog, an Alsatian, which had been trained to be aggressive when working. The claim failed, largely on the ground that on the particular facts the damage was not caused by the relevant characteristic of the dog.
Judges:
Pill and Hale LJJ
Citations:
(2000) 9 PIQR P114, [2000] EWCA Civ 90
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Preferred – Breeden v Lampard CA 21-Mar-1985
A riding accident occurred at a cubbing meet. The plaintiff’s leg was injured when the defendant’s horse kicked out. A claim was advanced under section 2. This horse, like any horse, was liable to kick out when approached too closely, or too . .
Cited by:
Distinguished – Mirvahedy v Henley and Henley CA 21-Nov-2001
Horses with no abnormal characteristics were panicked, ran out and collided with a car. The car driver sought damages.
Held: The question was not whether the animals betrayed abnormal characteristics of which the owners should have been aware, . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Police, Animals
Updated: 31 May 2022; Ref: scu.147123