Abbott invites Costello to his home to have tea. Costello is sitting on Abbott’s couch when Abbott’s dog, muffy walks up to Costello and bites Costello on the arm. assuming that Abbott knew

Abbott invites Costello to his home to have tea. Costello is sitting on Abbott’s couch when Abbott’s dog, muffy walks up to Costello and bites Costello on the arm. assuming that Abbott knew that Muffy was a violent dog, but really could not have done much to prevent Muffy from biting Costello on this occasion, will Abbott nevertheless be liable for Costello’s injuries? Explain.