Tan Shuh Lin (Administrator of the Estate of Tan Kut Fai, Deceased) v Loong Kai Jun Matthew

The estate of Mr Tan Kut Fai, who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he fell upon seeing his neighbour's Corgi dog exiting a condominium lift, sued the dog owner for negligence and breach of condominium by-laws. The key issues were whether the dog owner failed to exercise reasonable care in handling the Corgi and whether keeping a Corgi breached the condominium's 'small breed' by-law. The District Court dismissed the claim, finding the defendant kept the Corgi on a short leash and controlled it reasonably, and that the by-law's definition of 'small breed' was uncertain.