Fye v. Chapin
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kalamazoo; Buck; J. Case by Ruth I. Eye, an infant, by Henry W. Eye, her next friend, against Charles A. Chapin, for personal injuries. Erom a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, J.
The defendant was the owner of a large St. Bernard dog. On the 16th of December, 1897, two servant girls in defendant’s employ called on the mother of the plaintiff, accompanied by the dog. The dog was admitted with them into the house, and, while the two callers and Mr. and Mrs. Eye engaged in conversation, the plaintiff, a child 4 years and 4 months of age, was seated on the floor of the adjoining room, playing with her dolls. She was suddenly assaulted by the dog in a very ferocious manner, and bitten on the face and on the scalp. The scalp was torn loose, resulting in a considerable loss…
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