Buzzell v. Jones

The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff George Buzzell for injuries he received on defendant’s land while fleeing from her dogs.

The defendant lives on a mostly wooded 100 acre parcel of land that is uninhabited except for her home. She owned two dogs, a malamute and a border collie. The former had shown no dangerous tendencies, but the latter had bitten visitors on several occasions.

The plaintiff was a county forester and went to the defendant’s property at her request to inspect her woodlot in connection with a federal cost-sharing program. He accompanied defendant…