Legal Opinion
Pettitt v. Lizotte
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 28, 1982PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
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In 1978, Ronald Pettitt filed a complaint on behalf of himself and his minor daughter, Dora, 1 seeking damages for Dora’s injuries inflicted by the defendant’s dog. The Pettitts sought recovery under common law negligence and 7 M.R.S.A. § 3651 (1982). After a trial in Superior Court (Androscog-gin County), a jury returned a verdict for the defendant. We sustain the judgment.
On October 31, 1975, Dora Pettitt was staying at the home of Linda and Jonathan Lizotte, her aunt and uncle. When Dora attempted to pet the Lizottes’ Saint Bernard, 2 which was chained to an overhead wire,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Corley v. BP Oil Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Phil Crowley Steel Corporation, a Corporation v. MacOmber Incorporated, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- State v. HurdSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1976
- Tiedman v. American Pigment Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Sheepscot Land Corp. v. GregorySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Spickler v. YorkSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- State v. GiovaniniSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
- Henry v. BrownSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1985
- Castine Energy Construction, Inc. v. T.T. Dunphy, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2004
- Estate of GalluzzoSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
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