Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1912

Wood v. Hamilton

Wood v. Hamilton
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided December 4, 1912 · McLennan
138 N.Y.S. 1150 (New York Supplement)
Wood v. Hamilton

Dissenting Opinion

McLENNAN, P. j.,

dissents, upon the ground that the evidence fairly established that the dog was vicious to the knowledge of the owner.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Judgment and order reversed, and new trial granted, with costs to appellant to abide event. Held, that there was no evidence of any previous vicious act of the dog, .nor that defendant had knowledge of any such act, or that the dog was of a vicious character.

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