Goodwin v. Giovenelli

The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for injuries caused by being attacked and bitten by the defendant’s dog. The circumstances of the' injury and the results thereof were alleged in the complaint, the final paragraph of which reads: “9. No act on the part of the plaintiff in any way contributed to said injury.” The defendant entered a general denial and the case was heard by Judge Ells April 20th, 1932, upon the issues thus joined. Over the objection of the plaintiff that it was inadmissible under a general denial, the court allowed the defendant to offer evidence that the…