Town of Wilton v. Weston
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon the statute of 1878, relating to dogs; brought originally before a justice of the peace, and, by appeal of the defendants, to the Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield County, and tried to the court before Sail, J. The seventh section of the statute is as follows:— “Damage done by dogs to sheep or lambs, or cattle, proved to the satisfaction of the selectmen to have been committed in their town, shall be paid by such town, and it may recover such damages when paid…
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Action upon the statute of 1878, relating to dogs; brought originally before a justice of the peace, and, by appeal of the defendants, to the Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield County, and tried to the court before Sail, J. The seventh section of the statute is as follows:— “Damage done by dogs to sheep or lambs, or cattle, proved to the satisfaction of the selectmen to have been committed in their town, shall be paid by such town, and it may recover such damages when paid from the owner or keeper of such dog or dogs, if residents of such town; but if the owner or owners shall not be…
1Opinion of the CourtLoomis, J.
The statute upon which this action is founded reads as follows:—[given in full on page 326.]
It is distinctly fqund that sheep owned by one Coley of the town of Weston, while in that town were attacked and damaged by dogs owned by Mann and Myers, residents of the town of Wilton, to the amount of thirty-five dollars, and although duly notified neither Mann and Myers nor the town of Wilton have paid the amount or any part of it to the treasurer of the town of Weston; and that prior to this suit the selectmen of Weston drew an order in due form upon the treasurer of that town, payable to Coley or…
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