Question 1 • Business Law
An owner can be strictly liable when an animal with known dangerous or vicious tendencies injures someone. Rox had recently bitten another neighbor, so Art knew of her dangerous behavior; when she bites Keith, Art is liable under strict liability. Assault would involve putting Keith in fear of an imminent harmful contact, but the question asks about the actual bite and Rox’s known history.
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