Malchanoff v. Truehart

This action of tort was tried on two counts. In one, the female plaintiff (plaintiff), by her next friend, seeks to recover under G. L. c. 140, § 155, as appearing in St. 1934, c. 320, § 18, for injuries alleged to have resulted from an attack of a dog owned by the defendants. In the other, the plaintiff’s father seeks consequential damages. The case was referred to an auditor (findings not final) who found for the defendants. Thereafter it was tried to a jury on the auditor’s report and other evidence. Verdicts were returned for the plaintiff and her father. The case is here on the…