Feldman v. Sellig
Appellate Court of Illinois
Trespass on the Case, for injury caused by the bite of a dog. Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook County; the Hon. Joseph E. Gaby, Judge presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1902,
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Adams
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee sued appellant in case for damages on account of her having been bitten bjr appellant’s dog, and recovered judgment for $200. The declaration contains four counts. In the first count it is averred, in substance, that the defendant wrongfully kept a certain dog, well knowing that he was accustomed to attack and bite, and that, June 27, 1900, the dog bit the plaintiff. The second count differs from the first only in averring that plaintiff, in addition to knowing that the dog was accustomed to attack and bite, knew that he…
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