Raymond v. Bujold

The plaintiff does not contend that he has a right of action against the defendant at common law. He claims only under a statute (P. L., c. 150, ss. 23, 24), which provides, section 23, that “Any person to whom or to whose property damage may be occasioned by a dog not owned or kept by him shall be entitled to recover such damage from the person who owns or keeps the dog, or has it in possession, unless the damage was occasioned to him while he was engaged in the commission of a trespass or other tort.” Section 24 provides that double the amount of the damage sustained may be recovered in an…