Schaller v. Connors
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Boole County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassóday: “ This was an action to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of being bitten on the left leg by a (¡log, alleged to belong to and 'kept by the defendant, and by him wrongfully and negligently suffered to ■ be at large, knowing him to be of a ferocious and mischievous disposition, and accustomed to bite mankind, and which bite is alleged to have caused the…
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Boole County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassóday: “ This was an action to recover damages sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of being bitten on the left leg by a (¡log, alleged to belong to and 'kept by the defendant, and by him wrongfully and negligently suffered to ■ be at large, knowing him to be of a ferocious and mischievous disposition, and accustomed to bite mankind, and which bite is alleged to have caused the plaintiff great pain and fright; and also for injury and destruction of a pair of pants then belonging to and being worn by…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The statute provides that “ the owner or keeper of any dog, which shall have injured or caused the injury of any person or property, or killed, wounded, or worried any horses, cattle, sheep, or lambs, shall be liable to the person so injured, and the owner of such animals, for all damages so done, without proving notice to the owner or keeper of such dog, or knowledge by him that his dog was mischievous or disposed to kill, wound, or worry horses, cattle, sheep, or lambs.” Sec. 1620, R. S. Thus the statute makes the “keeper” of a dog liable for the injury, even though he be not the owner. The…
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