Swain v. Tillett

Defendants assign as error the failure of the court to sustain their respective motions for nonsuit. Radford Tillett contends that he has no responsibility for the deer’s actions because he *51was not its owner. Mrs. Tillett contends that she has no liability since there is no evidence tending to show that she had any knowledge that the deer had developed any dangerous propensities. These contentions must be assayed against the following applicable principles of law:

“Certain animals ferce natures may be domesticated to such an extent as to be classed, in respect of the liability of the owner for…