Eason v. Miller

Sognier, Judge.

This is a "dog bite” case. Defendant’s Great Dane bit the minor plaintiff while she was petting it. Plaintiffs appeal the grant of summary judgment to defendant dog owner; we affirm.

Defendant’s affidavits pierced the pleadings as to any vicious propensity of the dog. The plaintiff was obliged to produce some evidence from which it could be found that defendant’s dog had a propensity for the mischief complained of, and that the defendant knew of this specific propensity. Mack v. Galbreath, 149 Ga. App. 856 (256 SE2d 151) (1979). Plaintiffs rely upon a definition of a Great Dane…