Collinson v. Wier

This action was brought in Justice’s Court of the town of Lyonsdale, in this county, to recover damages for the shooting and killing by defendant of a dog owned by plaintiff. The defense, in substance, was that the dog was killed while chasing defendant’s turkeys and that it was necessary to kill the dog to protect the turkeys. The action was tried before a justice of the peace and a jury. The jury returned a verdict of no cause of action, upon which judgment was rendered in favor of defendant and against the plaintiff for costs of the action, and from this judgment plaintiff appeals to this…