Anderson v. Halverson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Buena Vista District Court.— Hon. W. B. Quarton, Judge. Action at law to recover damages doné by defendant’s dog. Trial to a jury. Directed verdict for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.—
1Opinion of the Court
Dee'Mer, C. J.—
Plaintiff claims that defendant is the owner of a dog which went upon his premises and killed and injured more than 40 head of sheep and lambs. Defendant’s answer is a general denial. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s *126testimony defendant moved for a verdict because there was no evidence to sliow that defendant’s dog killed or injured any of plaintiff’s sheep; because there was no evidence that the dog which did the damage-belonged to the defendant; and for the further reason that, according to the testimony, the sheep were injured nr killed by the joint act and trespass of two…
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