James v. Cox

OPINION

CONTRERAS, Presiding Judge.

This appeal concerns the liability of a dog owner for injuries received by a child as a result of being bitten by the dog. The jury returned a verdict for the dog owner and we affirm.

Appellant and his family visited the country home of appellee Charles Cox on January 17, 1976. At the time, appellant was three years old. Several of the adults present went into the house, leaving appellant outside in the yard. The adults heard appellant scream and when they reached him, they found that he apparently had been bitten on the face by a dog belonging to Mr. Cox.…