Legal Opinion

Swerdfeger v. Krueger

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided December 30, 1960No. 19045PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*181Opinion by

Mr. Justice Day.

A judgment in damages entered by the trial court as a result of a jury verdict in favor of John Krueger, a minor, is sought to be reversed by this writ of error. The Krueger boy had sustained injury as a result of being bitten by a Mal'emute Husky dog belonging to the plaintiff in error Swerdfeger, who was the defendant below.

The three main points relied upon by Swerdfeger in his summary of argument are:

A. That the proof was insufficient to establish that Swerdfeger knew that the dog was vicious.

B. That the court erred in not requiring the plaintiff to elect as to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Barger v. JimersonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1954
  2. MELSHEIMER v. SULLIVAN.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1891
  3. Melsheimer v. SullivanColorado Court of Appeals · 1891

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Mile High Fence Co. v. RadovichSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
  2. DeRobertis v. RandazzoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1983
  3. N.M. Ex Rel. Lopez v. TrujilloSupreme Court of Colorado · 2017
  4. Vigue v. NoyesArizona Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Hale v. O'NEILLAlaska Supreme Court · 1971

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