Hill v. Skinner

This is an action under the Ohio statute (Section 5838, General Code), seeking to hold the owners and harborers of a dog called “Chang” with liability for damages arising out of an episode in which the dog, Chang, is alleged to have seized with his teeth and injured a youngster aged approximately four, the petitioner herein.

A jury, upon trial, awarded damages in the amount ■of $500. The judgment rendered thereon, in the Court •of Common Pleas of Summit county, is a part of the final order from which this appeal is taken, and consideration will be first given to the legality of this money…