{"id":117,"date":"2011-05-05T23:27:29","date_gmt":"2011-05-06T03:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miblaw.com\/lawschool\/?p=117"},"modified":"2011-07-20T20:41:59","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T00:41:59","slug":"types-of-strict-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.miblaw.com\/lawschool\/types-of-strict-liability\/","title":{"rendered":"Types of Strict Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strict liability has three major categories:<\/p>\n

1. Animals<\/p>\n

2. Abnormally Dangerous Activities; and<\/p>\n

3. Products Liability<\/p>\n

Animals – Owned or Possessed<\/span>
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Under the Restatement (Third) there are three categories of animals in strict liability:<\/p>\n

1. Livestock – the owner or possessor of livestock is subject to strict liability if the livestock intrudes upon the land of another and physical harm is caused by the intrusion<\/p>\n

2. Abnormally Dangerous Animals<\/p>\n

3. Wild Animals – A possessor of a wild animal is subject to strict liability to another for harm done by the animal to the other person’s body, land or chattels, even if the possessor has exercised the utmost care to confine the animal, or otherwise prevent it from doing harm<\/p>\n