Hornbein v. Blanchard

Appellee brought suit against appellant and his wife Matilda, alleging that the defendants kept and owned, upon-premises jointly occupied by them, a large, black, vicious dog, of whose ferocity they had full knowledge; that plaintiff called at the house of her sister, residing next door to appellant, and on such premises was attacked by the dog, severely lacerated, bitten and injured, by reason of which she was disabled and made sick, and had to incur an expense of $150 in medical attendance and nursing; claiming damages of $5,000.

The defendants answered generally denjdng each and every…