Legal Opinion
Scharfeld v. Richardson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 23, 1942No. 7890PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VINSON, Associate Justice.
A jury in the Municipal Court, after finding appellant’s dog, “Popo”, to have been the perpetrator of a fatal assault upon “Little Bits”, the pet Pomeranian owned by Mrs. Emily W. Erck, and that the appellant had been apprised of Popo’s malevolent propensities, returned a verdict for Mrs. Erck in the sum of $200.00. Since the judgment Mrs. Erck has died, and there has been substituted in her place as appellee William E. Richardson, executor and trustee of her estate. Appellant contends that appellee is not entitled to recover for the loss of Little Bits, relying upon…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Sentell v. New Orleans & Carrollton R. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Nicchia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Roos v. LoeserCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Jenkins v. BallantyneUtah Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by28 opinions
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- American District Telegraph Co. v. KittlesonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- Richard B. Kay v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Hardwick v. BublitzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Monroe v. ForemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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