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WRIGHT v. SCHUM

No. 18282.

781 P.2d 1142 (1989)

Jason WRIGHT, a Minor by his Mother and Nexta Friend, Debra K. Wright, Appellants, v. John SCHUM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 2, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Geoffrey White, Reno, Nev., for appellants.

Jon Douglas Benson, Reno, Nev., for respondent.

OPINION

SPRINGER, Justice:

This is a dog bite case. Eleven-year-old Jason Wright was walking home from a day's swimming when an escaped pit bulldog attacked him and injured him severely. Jason obtained a jury verdict in his favor against the owner of the pit bulldog, but the court dismissed his case against respondent Schum, who was the landlord and owner of the premises from which the dog escaped.

Schum claims that as a landlord he cannot be held...

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