Surer v. Seidler

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when he was bitten by a police dog owned and harbored by defendant on an open lot which defendant used for the storage of second-hand and wrecked cars. The incident occurred in the daytime, while plaintiff was on the premises of the defendant for business purposes.

There was uncontradicted proof that on three different occasions the animal involved had bitten other persons and that it was kept by defendant as a watchdog. Accordingly there was ample evidence wherewith to charge the defendant with knowledge of the…