Skog v. King

The material facts are not in dispute. On November 22, 1931, the plaintiff and the defendant owned and occupied adjoining farms. The plaiptiff was the owner of a dog, trained to hunt raccoons. The defendant was the owner of a Spitz dog, kept by him as a pet. On the night of November 22, 1931, after the defendant and his family had retired, he was awakened by the noise of dogs fighting in his yard. At that time he owned a number of 'sheep which were kept in a corral west of his barn. He arose, went out of doors, taking his shotgun with him. He observed that his sheep were scattered all over…