# Davis v. Gaschler

Canonical: https://californiapersonalinjurylaws.com/cases/davis/

California Court of Appeal, 1992. 11 Cal.App.4th 1392, pp. 1397–1399.

Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin; publisher reported approval 2026-11-04. The original review date was not supplied.

## Case background

Read the opinion for the full facts and procedural history.

## What the court decided

The owners argued that the person accepted the risk. The court rejected that as a complete defense on the facts before it.

## Limits

Later cases recognize some special defenses. Check the setting and current dog-bite law.

## Opinion

https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2284211/davis-v-gaschler/