Arnold v. Norton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Isaac Arnold, the plaintiff, brought his action of trespass on the case against Norton, the defendant, before the superior court for the counties of Middlesex and Tolland; alleging that the defendant kept a certain dog which he knew was accustomed to bite mankind, and that on the 21st day of May, 1853, the dog attacked and bit Isaac Arnold, Jr., the minor son and servant of the plaintiff, by means whereof his said son became lame, &c.
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Isaac Arnold, the plaintiff, brought his action of trespass on the case against Norton, the defendant, before the superior court for the counties of Middlesex and Tolland; alleging that the defendant kept a certain dog which he knew was accustomed to bite mankind, and that on the 21st day of May, 1853, the dog attacked and bit Isaac Arnold, Jr., the minor son and servant of the plaintiff, by means whereof his said son became lame, &c. The general issue was pleaded and the cause was tried at the term of said court holden in November, 1855. The plaintiff claimed upon the trial that the…
1Opinion of the CourtStorrs, J.
1. No objection is made to any part of the charge below upon the questions of fact on which depended the liability of the defendant for the acts of bis dog, except to that in which the judge informed the jury that in cases of this kind, full and satisfactory proof of a single instance of' biting mankind by a dog, previous to the act complained of, and of a knowledge of such act on the part of the defendant, had been held sufficient to warrant a jury in finding a verdict for the plaintiff. The judge added, that the force of such testimony would depend much upon the circumstances attending the…
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