Any owner or keeper of any dog who permits such dog to run at large shall be liable for any damages inflicted upon the person or property of another by such dog while so running at large.
W. Va. Code § 19-20-13
Dog running at large; liability of owner
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 194 W. Va. 705 - Jividen v. Law (1995)
Most recently applied in Irwin v. Degtiarov (April 2014)
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