Liability and compensation for dog incidents

Questioner

After a fishing session, a dog broke my fishing rod while I was cleaning up the gear and damaged it beyond repair. This is a fishing rod from 1985, old but in very good condition. There are no spare parts available for this rod. The rod cost 550 guilders at the time. A replacement new rod of comparable quality now costs over €500. The owner of the dog does not want to support a claim on his third-party liability insurance and is now offering me €50 in damages..... I am now going to formally hold him liable. Not so difficult, because the area in question is forbidden for dogs and the dog was not on a leash. But what is a realistic amount of damage in such a case? And what should I do if he does not respond to my notice of liability?

Lawyer

The current value of the fishing rod will have to be reimbursed. This is also used in legal cases. This means that I think the proposal is reasonable and that there is little point in formally approaching the liable person. Perhaps it would be better to negotiate.

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