White v. Sens

Defendant appeals from a judgment condemning him to pay to plaintiff the sum of $318 as damages for injuries sustained by plaintiff as a result of being bitten by a dog belonging to or in the possession of the defendant.

There is some dispute as to the ownership of the dog, but no question of its having been in the possession and control of the defendant. So far as the liability of the defendant is concerned, it is immaterial. Reneau vs. Brown et al., 9 La. App. 375, 119 So. 445.

The rule in this state is to the effect that the owner of a domestic animal is not in general liable for an injury…