Norris v. Warner
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case.—Injuries resulting from the bite of a dog. Error to the Circuit Court of Grundy County; the Hon. Dorrance Dibell, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the December term, 1894.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Barker
This was an action on the case brought by appellee to recover damages for injuries sustained by her from being bitten by a vicious dog belonging to appellant. She recovered a judgment for $1,100.
The declaration averred that If orris kept a dog which he knew was accustomed to attack and bite mankind, and that he did attack and bite the plaintiff, thereby lacerating the flesh of her right arm and breaking the bones of it.
The evidence shows that ¡Norris and Mrs. Warner and her husband were near neighbors; that Morris owned a large ¡Newfoundland dog which he permitted to run at large; that Mrs.…
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