Delaware Code
9 Del. C. § 913 (2026)
Liability of dog owner for damages [Transferred]
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Transferred to § 3053F of Title 16 by 80 Del. Laws, c. 248, § 5, effective May 25, 2016.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2017–2024 · leading case: Corrina Foraker v. Jennifer Rife & Dave Rife (Del. Ct. Com. Pl. 2017).
Corrina Foraker v. Jennifer Rife & Dave Rife (Del. Ct. Com. Pl. 2017). “16 Delaware law 9 Del. C. § 913, which was the applicable version during this incident,]7 states: The owner of a dog is liable in damages for any injury, death or loss to person or property that is caused by such dog, unless the injury, death or loss was caused to the body or…”
Riad v. Brandywine Valley SPCA, Inc. (Del. 2024). “It has been redesignated twice—as 9 Del. C. § 913 and then 16 Del. C. 3053F—but its text has remained the same.”
Riad v. Brandywine Valley SPCA, Inc. (Del. 2024). “It has been redesignated twice—as 9 Del. C. § 913 and then 16 Del. C. 3053F—but its text has remained the same.”
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