Herring v. Schingler

WALKER, Chief Justice.

On the 20th day of June, 1934, Betty Jim Herring, seven years old, while playing in her yard on Sabine Pass avenue in the city of Beaumont, was bitten by a stray dog; her injuries were severe, and, on medical advice, she was given the treatment for rabies. This suit was brought by appellants, J. E. Herring and wife, Betty Jim’s father and mother, for themselves and as her next friends, against Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schingler, appellees, claiming damages for the injuries suffered by Betty Jim. Appellants alleged that the dog belonged to ap-pellees; they pleaded two theories of…