Peck v. Williams
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Trespass, under Gen. Laws cap. Ill, § 3. Heard on demurrer to- plea, and demurrer sustained.
1Opinion of the CourtTillINGHAST, J.
This is an action of trespass, and is brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff from the bite of a dog while the plaintiff was traveling upon a highway in the city of Providence.
The action is based upon Gen. Laws E. I. cap. Ill, § 3, which provides that: “If any dog . . . shall assault or bite or otherwise injure any person while traveling the highway, or out of the enclosure of the owner or keeper of such dog, the owner or keeper of such dog shall be liable to the person aggrieved, as aforesaid, for all damage sustained, to be recovered in an…
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