Julian v. DeVincent

Berry, Judge:

This is an appeal from a final judgment of the Circuit Court of Monongalia County, West Virginia, which awarded William F. Julian, hereinafter referred to as appellee, $261.50 for the death of his dog which was killed by a dog owned by the appellants, Frank DeVincent and Emily DeVincent. This Court granted an appeal and supersedeas and the case was submitted without argument on the appellants’ brief September 14, 1971, for a decision of this Court.

The case was appealed to the Circuit Court from a judgment of a justice of the peace court and tried by the circuit court in lieu of a…