Hensley v. McBride

Plaintiff sought to recover damages for an injury sustained when bitten by a dog belonging to defendants. The cause was tried by the court sitting without a jury and from a judgment in favor of plaintiff defendants appeal.

Plaintiff alleged in her complaint that the dog was of “vicious disposition and dangerous character, and evilly disposed toward human beings and other dogs, and accustomed to attack them without provocation, all of which matters were well known to defendants.” The court found that the dog was of a “mischievous disposition and of a dangerous character, and evilly disposed…