Legal Opinion

Ruona v. City of Billings

Montana Supreme Court

Decided March 14, 1958No. 9673PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE HONOBAB'EE VICTOB H. FALL, District Judge,

sitting in place of MB. JUSTICE BOTTOMLV, delivered tbe Opinion of tbe Court.

This action was commenced by appellant owner against the-City of Billings, tbe chief of police, tbe mayor and tbe two *556policemen for damages in the sum of $1,000 for the destruction of her dog, Kind.

The stipulated facts in this appeal reflect the following:

On or about January 27, 1951, a stray dog in the City of Billings attacked and bit a person, and it was determined upon proper examination that the dog was suffering from rabies, a violent, dangerous and infectious…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Matter of ViemeisterNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
  2. Fox v. Mohawk & Hudson River Humane SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  3. People ex rel. Knoblauch v. Warden of City PrisonNew York Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Chalfin v. American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AnimalsNew York Supreme Court · 1945

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Clark v. City of DraperCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  2. Conner v. CarltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  3. Matter of Montana Pac. Oil & Gas Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Wittman v. City of BillingsMontana Supreme Court · 2022

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