Court of Appeals of Maryland August 6, 1998, 109, September Term, 1997 (Shields v. Wagman)

CHASANOW, Judge.

In the instant case, we are called upon to determine whether a landlord of commercial property may be held liable for

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injuries sustained in the common area and caused by an American Pit Bull Terrier (pit bull) kept on the leased premises by one of the tenants where the landlord had knowledge of the potential danger and the ability to rid the premises of that danger by