Poy v. Grayson

SMITH, Justice:

McKinley Grayson was plaintiff and Joseph M. Poy was defendant in a suit for damages for personal injuries sustained as a result of Grayson having been bitten by a dog owned by Poy. The case was tried in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County where a jury returned a verdict for Gray-son. Poy appeals.

A number of matters are assigned as error but it is necessary to notice only one. *492On the evidence, the jury should have been peremptorily instructed to find for Poy.

The animal in question was a half-breed, six months old puppy. Its mother was a German Shepherd. Its father was unknown.…