Friedman v. Goodman
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. August 7, 1905. Mrs. Bertha Goodman brought an action for damages against Sam.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Cann. Chatham superior court. August 7, 1905. Mrs. Bertha Goodman brought an action for damages against Sam. Friedman, alleging that while she “was proceeding quietly along Margaret Street,” in the city of Savannah, “on her way home,” she living on one side of this street and the defendant upon the other, and “as she got to a point on said street opposite his house, a' vicious dog,” of which the defendant was the owner or keeper, “sprang upon her and bit her severely, throwing her to the ground and fastening his teeth in her right breast, inflicting dangerous,…
1Opinion of the CourtFisi-i, C. J.
(After stating the facts.) 1,2. There was no-merit in the general grounds of the motion for a new trial, ity an amendment to the motion, errqr was alleged as follows: “ 1st. Because the court, though not requested, failed to submit to the jury . the. question as to whether the defendant was negligent, and failed to charge the jury that though the defendant might have known that the animal was vicious, still, if it escaped and -was at large without fault upon his part, the defendant- would not be liable. 2nd. Because the court charged the jury as follows: eIf she [the-plaintiff] does show that…
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