Five-year-old Matthew opens a gate and walks into his neighbors' yard to play with their dog,...

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Five-year-old Matthew opens a gate and walks into his neighbors' yard to play with their dog, a pit bull terrier. The dog-which had never attacked anyone before-attacks Matthew, badly mauling his hand. Matthew's parents sue the dog's owners for not keeping the animal inside or in a pen in the yard. The owners defend themselves by saying that even though there have been reports of attacks by other pit bull terriers, their dog had been affectionate with family members and had never shown any dangerous or destructive tendencies. a. What arguments can you make for Matthew's parents? b. What arguments can you make for the dog's owners? c. How should this case be decided? Explain the reasons for your answer. d. Would you have decided this case differ- ently if Matthew had been 15? What if he had been 35? What arguments could you make for each situation? How would they differ? Five-year-old Matthew opens a gate and walks into his neighbors' yard to play with their dog, a pit bull terrier. The dog-which had never attacked anyone before-attacks Matthew, badly mauling his hand. Matthew's parents sue the dog's owners for not keeping the animal inside or in a pen in the yard. The owners defend themselves by saying that even though there have been reports of attacks by other pit bull terriers, their dog had been affectionate with family members and had never shown any dangerous or destructive tendencies. a. What arguments can you make for Matthew's parents? b. What arguments can you make for the dog's owners? c. How should this case be decided? Explain the reasons for your answer. d. Would you have decided this case differ- ently if Matthew had been 15? What if he had been 35? What arguments could you make for each situation? How would they differ? Five-year-old Matthew opens a gate and walks into his neighbors' yard to play with their dog, a pit bull terrier. The dog-which had never attacked anyone before-attacks Matthew, badly mauling his hand. Matthew's parents sue the dog's owners for not keeping the animal inside or in a pen in the yard. The owners defend themselves by saying that even though there have been reports of attacks by other pit bull terriers, their dog had been affectionate with family members and had never shown any dangerous or destructive tendencies. a. What arguments can you make for Matthew's parents? b. What arguments can you make for the dog's owners? c. How should this case be decided? Explain the reasons for your answer. d. Would you have decided this case differ- ently if Matthew had been 15? What if he had been 35? What arguments could you make for each situation? How would they differ? Five-year-old Matthew opens a gate and walks into his neighbors' yard to play with their dog, a pit bull terrier. The dog-which had never attacked anyone before-attacks Matthew, badly mauling his hand. Matthew's parents sue the dog's owners for not keeping the animal inside or in a pen in the yard. The owners defend themselves by saying that even though there have been reports of attacks by other pit bull terriers, their dog had been affectionate with family members and had never shown any dangerous or destructive tendencies. a. What arguments can you make for Matthew's parents? b. What arguments can you make for the dog's owners? c. How should this case be decided? Explain the reasons for your answer. d. Would you have decided this case differ- ently if Matthew had been 15? What if he had been 35? What arguments could you make for each situation? How would they differ?

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a Arguments for Matthews parents Negligence Matthews parents can argue that the dogs owners were negligent in not keeping their pet secured within their property They may emphasize that it is the resp... View the full answer