Tornberg v. Hairston

This is an action of tort in two counts, brought under G.L. c. 140, §155. In one count the minor plaintiff Paul, by his next friend, seeks to recover for personal injuries allegedly caused by a dog belonging to the defendants. In the second count, his father, the plaintiff Robert Major, seeks consequential damages. The answer, so far as material, is a general denial and an allegation that the minor plaintiff was at the time teasing, tormenting or abusing the dog. The court found for the minor plaintiff for $500.00 and for the plaintiff, Robert Major, in the sum of $24.75.

At the trial there…