Legal Opinion
Canavan v. George
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 30, 1935PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
This is an action of tort brought under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 140, § 155, which is as follows: “The owner or keeper of a dog shall be liable in tort to a person injured by it in double the amount of damages sustained by him.” See now St. 1934, c. 320, §§ 18, 34. The declaration alleged in part that the defendants (Charles George and John *246George) “were the owners or keepers of a dog which dog attacked and bit the plaintiff.”. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence he was permitted, subject to the defendants’ exception, to amend his declaration by striking out the words “attacked and bit,” in…
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- Le Forest v. TolmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. English Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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- Foy v. DaykoNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1964
- Malchanoff v. TruehartMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Koller v. DugganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
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