Shultz v. Griffith
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Bremer District Court. — Hon. P. W. Burr, Judge. Action to recover damages alleged to have been caused by plaintiff’s being bitten by a dog owned by defendant. Defendant answered, denying generally, and a verdict and judgment were rendered for plaintiff for four hundred dollars. Defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtGiven, J.
1 I. The following facts are undiSr puted: Defendant was the keeper of a feed and livery barn open to patronage by the public. The plaintiff was traveling by team, and oh the evening of October 2,1894, he left his team and buggy in care of the defendant, to be kept in said barn over night, for which be paid seventy-five cents. When the team was put in the barn, the buggy was left standing near by in the barn yard. Between 8 and half past 8 o’clock that evening plaintiff went into the bam yard for the purpose of seeing that his buggy was put under shelter, and of getting some articles…
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