Legal Opinion
Smythe v. Schacht
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 15, 1949No. Civ. 17032PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhite, P. J.
This action was instituted on behalf of Martin 0. Smythe, 10-year-old son of his guardian ad litem, for damages predicated upon injuries allegedly sustained by said minor child as a result of his being attacked and bitten by a German shepherd dog belonging to defendants.
The first cause of action in plaintiffs’ complaint was based upon claimed negligence of defendants and the second cause of action was founded upon the so-called “Dog Bite Statute’’ (1 Deering’s Gen. Laws, Act 384a; Stats. 1931, p. 1095.)
The second cause of action, among other things, alleged that “said minor child ivas in and…
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