Forsythe v. Kluckhohn

It is the claim of plaintiff that defendant permitted his dog to run at large without being muzzled, contrary to the provisions of an ordinance of the city of Le Mars, where the parties reside, and that while so at large, and while plaintiff was passing along a public street in said city, said dog ran against her seizing hold of her dress, knocking her down, and causing her serious bodily injury. The defendant answers, denying all the material averments of the petition. On trial to a jury verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff for $800, and from the judgment rendered thereon defendant…