Farley v. Picard
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Monroe county. • Action by James Farley against Abraham Picard for personal injuries. From a judgmenb entered on a verdict in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial on the minutes of the court, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
The action was to recover damages for an injury from the bite of a dog. The defendant kept a sale stable in Rochester. The plaintiff and a man by the name of Harry Prescott worked for him in the stable. About a week before the plaintiff came there to work, a man brought a large mastiff dog to Harry Prescott to sell for him, and the defendant permitted Harry to keep the dog at the stable for that purpose. After the plaintiff came, he helped Harry to take care of the dog; he slept in the barn with him nights, and used to chain him up after Harry went away. He must have become quite as familiar…
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