Q: Dog bit
I have a question a year ago I was working with this lady cleaning house shes owner of her little cleaning business one day at a me and her were cleaning a clients house that day and I saw when she purposely crabbed the dogs toy and teased the dog and gave the dog a push wit her leg so the dog bit her In the leg. I got scared because the dog bit her and she was yelling and the dog owner came running up stairs and asked her what was wrong she kept saying her dog bit her and took her to the emergency and I stayed working cleaning the clients house as I continued cleaning the clients house I got a called I picked up my phone answered my phone and it was the lady’s husband that got bit by the dog he threatened me to not say anything of what I saw To the dog owner I did t know what to say I was scared I hung up on him and finished my work and left home the next day the lady said I was fired because she was afraid that I would tell the owner what I had witness that day I didn’t remember wher
A: The lady who taunted the dog would be the person at fault. You were only a witness. If the lady files suit, and you are called as a witness, you should tell the truth. You are an innocent victim in this. The chances are slim that this will happen, as mot cases settle long before a suit is filed.
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The owner of the dog is responsible for dog bites. The victim can have comparative fault for their own conduct. If you are a witness, tell the truth.
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