Reeves v. Eckles

MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

Plaintiff’s amended complaint sought recovery for personal injuries as a result of an attack upon the minor plaintiff by the dog of the defendants. The amended complaint was filed in three counts and alleged the common-law action for recovery as the result of a dog bite. The trial court, in its memorandum of decision, found:

“There is no cause of action for any attack by a dog except under the dog bite statute. It created absolute liability and replaces the common law claims. None of the three counts make out this statutory cause of…