On your item about lawyers advising dog owners not to post "Beware of Dog" signs (Feb. 7), I've spent too many years as an adjuster not to comment on this one: Florida has a law which gives substantial immunity to owners who post a prominent sign warning "Bad Dog". If the owner has not posted such a sign, there is strict liability. The case law is lengthy on such issues as language (only English is required) number of signs, height of signs, color of signs, size of lettering, you name it. -- Braley Carroll, Jacksonville, Fla.
Posted by Walter Olson at February 13, 2005 09:29 PM