Frellesen v. Colburn

The plaintiff is seeking to recover from the defendants for the value of a dog which was killed by the defendant Kenneth Colburn on the morning of December 23, 1934.

The plaintiff was the owner of a “ coon ” hunting dog and on the night of December 22, 1934, had been engaged in hunting “ coons ” with the dog in question. Apparently becoming tired of the chase the dog strayed from his master, and on the morning following, just before daybreak, he was discovered by the defendant Kenneth Colburn about the defendants’ premises. The defendant Kenneth Colburn, who at that time was an infant under…