Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 ILCS 5/16 – Animal attacks or injuries
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 ILCS 5/16
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks, attempts to attack, or injures any person who is peaceably conducting himself or herself in any place where he or she may lawfully be, the owner of such dog or other animal is liable in civil damages to such person for the full amount of the injury proximately caused thereby.