Legal Opinion
Baer v. Tyler
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 17, 1927PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages because of the killing of the plaintiff’s dog by the defendant’s dog. The answer alleged that the plaintiff’s dog was not duly licensed according to law. The jury assessed damages in the sum of $654. The judge reserved the right to set aside the verdict for the plaintiff, and after entering a verdict for the defendant, he reported the case to this court.
It was agreed that the plaintiff’s dog was not licensed; that while upon a public street, under the control of the plaintiff’s agent, and held by a leash, it was attacked and killed by the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Bourne v. WhitmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Blair v. ForehandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Farr v. WhitneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- Lacker v. StraussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Commonwealth v. BeckMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Andrews v. Jordan Marsh Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Scharfeld v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Rule v. Fort Dodge Animal Health, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2009
- Janusis v. LongMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Texeira v. SundquistMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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