Boulder man sues dog owner
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Boulder man sues dog owner
Does it really matter if it is a 'toy' breed? I was removed from my bicycle by a bunny rabbit this past summer. He forced me to employ the over the bar dismount. If it were a dog, hells yes I'd make an issue out of it, but a rabbit? Well, that's just wildlife. Dogs are not.
https://www.gazette.com/articles/boul...-accident.html
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https://www.gazette.com/articles/boul...-accident.html
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Engholt pleaded guilty to failing to property control and restrain her dog and was fined $325 in addition to being put on unsupervised probation for a year.
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Does it really matter if it is a 'toy' breed? I was removed from my bicycle by a bunny rabbit this past summer. He forced me to employ the over the bar dismount. If it were a dog, hells yes I'd make an issue out of it, but a rabbit? Well, that's just wildlife. Dogs are not.
https://www.gazette.com/articles/boul...-accident.html
Discuss.
https://www.gazette.com/articles/boul...-accident.html
Discuss.
I would think that if the dog had gotten up a good head of steam it's "10 - 12" pound range really doesn't mean much. Look at how light a bullet is and fast it travels and how much damage it inflicts. . .
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The physics of an 11-pound dog vs. 200 lbs of bike and rider are irrelevant. It doesn't matter if the rider made contact with the dog. He could have fallen while making an evasive maneuver at 20mph. The owner failed to properly restrain their pet. The details will come to light in court, but this one will most likely be settled out of court.
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$45,000 seems like a lot for a simple leg injury. Maybe a culmination of the frustration from decades of dogs running wild on the MUP?
I'm guessing dog owner went ballistic afterwards, that seems the norm.
"how dare u hit my cute little dog, cyclists should be banned."
Anyways, I'm sure there is a bit more to this story. I hope he wins... this could turn into a real money maker and clean up the MUP.
I'm guessing dog owner went ballistic afterwards, that seems the norm.
"how dare u hit my cute little dog, cyclists should be banned."
Anyways, I'm sure there is a bit more to this story. I hope he wins... this could turn into a real money maker and clean up the MUP.
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Does it really matter if it is a 'toy' breed? I was removed from my bicycle by a bunny rabbit this past summer. He forced me to employ the over the bar dismount. If it were a dog, hells yes I'd make an issue out of it, but a rabbit? Well, that's just wildlife. Dogs are not.
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Anyway, I wonder what happened to the dog? Sure, it's human shouldn't have let it terrorize a cyclist ... but still, I hope it wasn't hit. The poor dog has little concept of what's going on. But I do wonder if the fact that it's a toy breed ( ie bread to be a pet, not a worker, so probably small ) means the owner is suggesting "You could have just hit the dog and not racked up $45,000 in medical expenses."
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He can cite this precedent: Judge Judy rules on cyclist vs dog owners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12x52UzJsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12x52UzJsc
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I suspect the " just a toy breed" was meant to imply that the rider didn't have to do what ever evasive moves he did, since the dog was close to harmless"just a toy" or maybe saying hitting my little dog couldn't have caused him to break his leg.
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A rather small dog broke both my arms when it ran into the street and caught my front wheel some years back.
If anyone had gotten the name of the owner, the newspapers would have said I was suing the owner, but it really would have been my health insurance company.
That's something many of these articles overlook -- if your health insurance pays for your injuries, and they decide to sue whoever might have been responsible for causing your injuries, you MUST cooperate in the suit, or they can come after you to pay back their costs.
If anyone had gotten the name of the owner, the newspapers would have said I was suing the owner, but it really would have been my health insurance company.
That's something many of these articles overlook -- if your health insurance pays for your injuries, and they decide to sue whoever might have been responsible for causing your injuries, you MUST cooperate in the suit, or they can come after you to pay back their costs.
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He can cite this precedent: Judge Judy rules on cyclist vs dog owners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12x52UzJsc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p12x52UzJsc
Also if I'm not mistaken, this was linked to from the article that Bicycling Magazine did a few years ago on the broken bicycle laws.
Sorry, broken traffic laws.
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That's the case that I thought it was. Can an arbitrator set precedent? I was it has been my understanding that in order for a judge to do one of these shows that they have to be retired from the bench. And also if I am not mistaken Judge Joe Brown besides referring to himself as a judge also refers to himself as an arbitrator. And he has administered "administrative penalties" on unruly litigants, instead of contempt of court charges/fines.
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I hope Judge Judy can't set precedents... FYI, when she's on the show, she's not a real judge. All those court shows are just arbitration shows.
Judge Judy has been known to step beyond her legal bounds. She used to be a family court judge. There's one episode of Judge Judy where she not only awards a monetary settlement, but also stipulates custody over a child. The ruling was appealed and a real family court found Judge Judy had no authority.
Judge Judy has been known to step beyond her legal bounds. She used to be a family court judge. There's one episode of Judge Judy where she not only awards a monetary settlement, but also stipulates custody over a child. The ruling was appealed and a real family court found Judge Judy had no authority.
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Funny that dogs should come up again.I ride daily(for 40 years on and off), but hadn't been actually chased in maybe 10 years. A Cocker(sic) Spaniel of all things went after me just as I headed up the river levee.Normally I could probably outrun and ignore a little dog like that-but not up the levee.It stayed with me-barking/snarling-for maybe 20 seconds as I ground my way uphill. It finally gave up once I moved out of its"territory".
Not a big deal, but distracting since I was moving thru electric pole and its support wire.
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Not a big deal, but distracting since I was moving thru electric pole and its support wire.
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I hope Judge Judy can't set precedents... FYI, when she's on the show, she's not a real judge. All those court shows are just arbitration shows.
Judge Judy has been known to step beyond her legal bounds. She used to be a family court judge. There's one episode of Judge Judy where she not only awards a monetary settlement, but also stipulates custody over a child. The ruling was appealed and a real family court found Judge Judy had no authority.
Judge Judy has been known to step beyond her legal bounds. She used to be a family court judge. There's one episode of Judge Judy where she not only awards a monetary settlement, but also stipulates custody over a child. The ruling was appealed and a real family court found Judge Judy had no authority.
And I feel sorry for her husband, and her kids. Imagine what that household must be like??? (shudders at the thought of it)
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