Burnham v. Strother

The plaintiff in this case was a small boy about six years of age, and brings his suit by his next friend, to recover for injuries received-from an attack upon him by a vicious dog owned by the defendant.

The action is brought under section 2119 of Howell’s Statutes, and which is as follows;

“ If any dog shall have killed or assisted in killing, wounding, or worrying any sheep, lamb, swine, cattle, or other domestic animal, or that shall assault or bite or otherwise •injure any person while traveling the highway, or out of the inclosure of the owner or keeper of such dog, such owner or keeper…