Janus v. Akstin

The statute so far as here material provides that any person to whom damage may be occasioned by a dog not owned or kept by him “shall be entitled to recover such damage of the person who owns or keeps the dog, or has it in possession.” P. L., c. 150, s. 23.

The contention that there is no evidence to sustain a finding that the dog in question caused the decedent’s injury is without merit. The decedent’s husband testified that the defendant Paul told him that the dog “jumped on” the decedent and “knocked her down on the steps.”

A witness who called on the defendants in an attempt to settle the…