Legal Opinion
Smith v. Riedinger
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1959No. 7785PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Judge.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for the killing of plaintiff’s chickens by defendant’s dogs. The action is based on Section 36-2111 NDRC 1943 which provides:
“The owner of any dog which shall kill, wound, or chase any sheep or other domestic animal or poultry belonging to another person shall be liable to such other person for all damages caused thereby.”
The complaint alleges that the defendant was the owner and had control of three or more dógs and that the plaintiff was the owner of a flock of purebred chickens which he kept and maintained on his farm in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Walker v. PennerOregon Supreme Court · 1951
- Stark v. Heart River Irrigation DistrictNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1951
- Wilson v. Oscar H. Kjorlie Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1944
- Beebe v. KleidonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1954
- Nicola v. MeisnerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hannahs v. NoahSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1968
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- Farmers State Bank of Leeds v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Fisher v. SukoNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1961
- Pfliger v. Peavey Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1981
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