Determinations about whether feces and urine that caused nearly $60,000 in damage to a rental property fall under an insurance policy’s domestic animal exclusion should be left in the hands of the jury, a Lawrence County judge has ruled.
Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas Judge J. Craig Cox ruled that questions of fact existed as to whether the damage was caused, either intentionally or not, by a large Doberman pinscher the renters lived with, or if the waste was left by the renters themselves. Cox’s Dec. 29 ruling in Fleeger v. United Services Automobile Association denied a partial summary judgment motion by the plaintiffs on the applicability of the exclusion.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
