Finley v. Smith

George Rose Smith, Justice.

On April 10, 1963, the appellee, Myrtle A. Smith, a retired school teacher, was knocked down and seriously injured by a large dog owned by the appellant. In the court below Mrs. Smith recovered a verdict and judgment for $3,500.00. The appellant does not question the sufficiency of the evidence, which amply supports the view that the dog was known by its owner to be a vicious and dangerous animal that should not have been allowed to run at large in the neighborhood.

There was much proof that the dog had bitten or otherwise injured various persons on other occasions.…