Collier v. Zambito

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 2004-02-17

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OPINION OF THE COURT CIPARICK, J. Defendants Charles and Mary Zambito own Cecil, a beagle-collie-rottweiler mixed breed dog that they keep as a family pet. Defendants customarily confined Cecil to the kitchen area, behind a gate, when they were away from home and when visitors came, because he would bark. On the night of December 31, 1998, 12-year-old Matthew Co…

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