Mayo v. Lichtenwalner

Opinion by

Judge Barry,

William R. Mayo (Plaintiff) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County sustaining the preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer of two defendants; Charles Crawford and the Department of Agriculture (Defendants). We affirm in part on grounds different from the trial court’s; vacate in part and remand.

The Plaintiff was the owner of two Rottweiler dogs. His amended complaint alleges that on October 21, 1985, his dogs were lured by Defendant Lichtenwalner’s cats onto the defendant’s property and from there into the Defendant’s barn. The complaint…