Overview
- The judges held the owner liable because he let the Chihuahua run free despite a leash requirement in Hofgarten Ansbach.
- The woman, who was heavily pregnant, stepped back a few meters on maintained grass, fell, and fractured her left upper arm with additional bruising.
- The ruling overturned a 2024 first‑instance judgment that had assigned her 80% contributory fault.
- The court said the dog's approach could not be safely read as friendly, so her defensive reaction did not reduce liability.
- Damages were set at €1,500 in light of the small breed’s limited capacity for direct harm, and the court found no proof the fall caused the child’s premature birth.