Legal Opinion
Hays v. Anchors
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 7, 1944No. 30527PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSutton, P. J.
1. A dog is a domestic animal (Wilcox v. State, 101 Ga. 653, 28 S. E. 981, 39 L. R. A. 709); and this is true regardless of its breed. Under the provisions of the Code, § 105-110, which is but a re statement of tlie common law, to support an action for damages for injuries sustained by being bitten by a dog, it is necessary to show that the dog was vicious, and that the owner had knowledge of that fact. Harvey v. Buchanan, 121 Ga. 384 (49 S. E. 281). It is not sufficient to allege that the “defendant knew or in the exercise of ordinary care should have known” the dog was vicious; but facts…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Harvey v. BuchananSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Reed v. Southern Express Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1894
- Browder-Manget Co. v. Calhoun Brick Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1912
- Day & Co. v. GraybillCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919
- Wilcox v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Chandler v. GatelyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1969
- McCree v. BurksCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
- Clark v. BringsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
- Norman v. NormanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1959
- Flowers v. FlowersCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968
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