Legal Opinion
Slack v. Villari
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 11, 1984No. 1771, September Term, 1983PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEANT, Judge.
“When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.” So advised Henry David Thoreau.
Roy and Winifred Slack, the owners of a dog named Gideon and the appellants in this case, have appealed the verdict of a Prince George’s County jury which held them liable for personal injuries and a concurrent loss of consortium sustained by the appellees, Dorothy and Carl Villari. The injuries occurred when Dorothy Villari attempted to avoid an apparent confrontation with the appellants’ dog. The jury returned a verdict for damages in the amount of $42,500 for Dorothy Villari’s injuries and $2,500 for the…
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- Arnold v. LairdWashington Supreme Court · 1980
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