business law chapter 8

1. Highlight the pertinent facts;

2. Identify the issue of law posed by the case problem. This will be in the form of a question based on a legal concept from the chapter.

3. What should be the decision in the case? (i.e. the answer to the issue).

4. The reasoning for such decision.

Two-year-old Warren Iverson was bitten by Ellen Johnson's dog while he was playing on the porch at the Johnson residence. Iverson suffered cuts, a severed muscle in his left eye, a hole in his left ear, and scarring over his forehead. Through his father, Warren sued Johnson. Johnson admitted that (a) the dog was large, was mean-looking, and frequently barked at neighbors; (b) the dog was allowed to roam wild; and (c) the dog frequently chased and barked at cars. He stated, however, that (a) the dog was friendly and often played with is and neighbors' children; (b) he had not received previous complaints about the dog; (c) the dog was neither aggressive nor threatening; and (d) the dog had never bitten anyone before this incident.