Begin v. Bernard

202 A.2d 547 (1964)

John BEGIN

v.

Albert J. BERNARD.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

July 23, 1964.

William H. Niehoff, Waterville, for plaintiff.

Frank E. Southard, Jr., Augusta, for defendant.

Before WILLIAMSON, C. J., and WEBBER, TAPLEY, SULLIVAN, SIDDALL, and MARDEN, JJ.

WEBBER, Justice.

The plaintiff brought an action for medical expenses incurred by him and for loss of consortium resulting from an alleged injury to his wife said to have been caused by a dog owned and kept by the defendant. Defendant seasonably filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it failed to state a claim…