O'Rourke v. Finch
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, denying a new trial. John Hunt, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, P. J.
This action was brought to recover $5,000 damages on account of personal injuries to plaintiff, a minor, by. being severely bitten and wounded by a dog alleged to have been kept by defendants, and allowed by them negligently to run at large. The case was tried with a jury, and a verdict returned for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000, upon which judgment was accordingly entered. Upon motion for a new trial by all the defendants the judge who tried the case and heard the evidence made an order for a new trial, to be granted unless the plaintiff would remit from the amount of the judgment the…
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