The owner of a Brooklyn bodega where an allegedly “ferocious feline” attacked a customer cannot be held liable for damages because there is no proof the shopkeeper was aware of the cat’s vicious tendencies, according to a Supreme Court judge.
Napolitano v. Alshaebi, 16549/12, underscores a controversial 188-year-old New York State policy that refuses to recognize common-law negligence as a viable cause of action in cases involving domestic animals.
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