Jordan v. Carberry
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for injuries from the bite of a dog of which the defendant was alleged to be the owner or keeper. Writ dated September 22, 1902. At the trial in the Superior Court before Schofield, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing double damages in the sum of $250. The defendant alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.
This action was brought to recover damages for the bite of a dog of which the defendant was alleged to be the owner and keeper. The plaintiff introduced evidence tending to show that the defendant was the keeper of the dog, *182and he did not attempt to prove that she was the owner of it. The defence was, that one Clifton B. Carberry was the owner and keeper, and to prove this a license issued by the town ■ clerk to him as owner was offered in evidence. This was excluded, subject to the defendant’s exception. No evidence was introduced to show by whom the license fee was paid, except that the fee…
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