Mann v. Regan

Opinion

FLYNN, C. J.

The plaintiff, Mary Anne Mann, brought this action to recover damages for injuries she had sustained to her face when she was bitten by a dog owned by the defendant, Gladys Regan. The defendant appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered in favor of the plaintiff after a jury trial. On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the court improperly admitted into evidence a statement of the defendant’s daughter and the defendant’s silence in response to that statement under the tacit admission exception to the hearsay rule, (2) the court improperly instructed the jury…