Godeau v. Blood
Supreme Court of Vermont
Case for the bite of a dog. Trial by jury, September Term, 1879, Pierpoint, C. J., presiding. The evidence introduced on the part of the plaintiff tended to show that the dog, a bull-terrier that was being kept by the defendant at his store in the city of Burlington, bit the plaintiff, a lad thirteen or fourteen years of age, in three several places, as he was going along the street in the village of Winooski, jfnd inflicted several troublesome wounds, by which he was…
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Case for the bite of a dog. Trial by jury, September Term, 1879, Pierpoint, C. J., presiding. The evidence introduced on the part of the plaintiff tended to show that the dog, a bull-terrier that was being kept by the defendant at his store in the city of Burlington, bit the plaintiff, a lad thirteen or fourteen years of age, in three several places, as he was going along the street in the village of Winooski, jfnd inflicted several troublesome wounds, by which he was incapacitated from work for a considerable space of time. There was no direct evidence that the dog had ever before bitten…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Redfield, J.
There was no direct evidence that this dog had ever bitten a person until he bit. this plaintiff. There was abundant evidence that the dog was exceptionally fierce and ferocious ; that he fiercely assailed other dogs without provocation; that he jumped, and fastened his teeth into the breast of a horse while being led from the stable, without any occasion to excite his anger ; that he was cross and menacing on many occasions; that neighbors had frequently called on the defendant to restrain his dog, as not fit and safe to be at large ; and…
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