City of Rochester v. Thurston

The defendant is charged with a violation of section 620 of the Penal Ordinances of the city of Rochester, in that he on October 9,1939, being the owner of an English bull dog of “ dangerous disposition ” did suffer it to run at large.

The defendant with his wife and child reside on Main Street East, next door to Doctor Leve, a witness for the prosecution. The English bull in trim condition tips the scales at three stone. Doctor Leve owns a dog he describes as a “ mongrel,” a scant half the size of the bull. The dogs run at large. No fence separates their respective domains. Neither was…