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12. June 2007: Michigan Law Regarding Dog Bites
When your dog personally injures / bites a solicitor who is on your property which has a sign warning of your dog, but not prohibiting solicitation, you can still be sued. The salesman will argue that he was was lawfully on your property because you did not have a "no solicitation" sign, and your dog bit him without provocation. Your response should be to argue that he was a trespasser, unlawfully on the property because you did not invite him and your dog warning sign is evidence that he was to keep away, and that he either intentionally or unintentionally provoked your dog.MCL 287.351 applies. If a dog bites a person, without provocation while the person is lawfully on the property of the owner of the dog, the owner shall be liable for any damages suffered by the person bitten, regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness. The salesman must prove ...More