 Justice ruled, that if a dog has once bit a man, and the owner having notice thereof keeps the dog, and lets him go about or lie at his door; an action will lie against him at the suit of a person who is bit, though it happened by such person treading...  Tutt and Mr. Tutt - Page 161by Arthur Train - 1920 - 304 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hunting - 1793 - 480 pages
...the mafter ihall anfwer for it. In the cafe of Smith and H. 20 G. 2. The chief juftice ruled, that if a dog has once bit a man, and the owner, having...the dog, and lets him go about, or lie at his door, anaftion will lie againft him at the fuit of the perfon who is bit, though it happened by fuch perfon's... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1797 - 720 pages
...for fuffcring him to go at large. And in the cafe of Smith v. Pelah, H. 20 G. i. It was ruled, that if a dog has once bit a man, and the owner having...dog, and lets him go about or lie at his door, an aft ion will lie againft him at the fuit of the pecfon bit, though it happened by his treading on the... | |
 | William Marriott - Farm law - 1801 - 372 pages
...'.'a anfwer for it. . -,.'^ In the cafe of Smith and Pelab, H. 20 G. II. the chief juftice ruled, that if a dog has once bit a man, and the owner having...him; go about, or lie at his door, an action will lie againft hini at the fuit of the perfon who is bit, though it happened by fuch perfon's treading on... | |
 | William Marriott - Agricultural laws and legislation - 1807 - 154 pages
...of Smitl and Pelah, H. 2o G. //. the chief juftice ruled, that if a dog has once bit a man, and »he owner having notice thereof} keeps the dog, and lets him go about, or lie at bis door, an a&ion will lie againft him at the fuit of the perfon who is bit, though it: happened by... | |
 | England - 1839 - 870 pages
...tread on a dog's toes. For " in Smith v. Pelah, the Chief Justice ruled ' that if a dog has once hit a man, and the owner, having notice thereof, keeps...will lie against him at the suit of a person who is hit, though it happened by such person's treading on the day's toes, for it was owing to his not hanging... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1820 - 894 pages
...indicted (A) for suffering him to goat large. And in Smith v. Pelah, 2 Str. 1264. It was ruled that if a dog has once bit a man, and the owner having...thereof keeps the dog and lets him go about or lie at hi« door, an action will lie against him at the suit of the person bit, though it happened by his... | |
 | Charles Petersdorff - Law reports, digests, etc - 1825 - 848 pages
...lie for keeping having notice thereof, keeps the dog, or lets him go about, or lie at a dog of known his door, an action will lie against him at the suit of a person who mischievous pro- is bit, though it happened by such person's treading on the dog's tots, Densities... | |
 | Henry Roscoe - Evidence (Law) - 1831 - 788 pages
...whether there was an allegation that the dog was accustomed to bite mankind. See 2 Stark. 214 (n). Where a dog has once bit a man, and the owner having notice thereof, lets him go about, or lie at his door, an action will lie against him by a person who is bit ; though... | |
 | Esek Cowen - Justices of the peace - 1841 - 590 pages
...injury alleged in the declaration, to the knowledge of the defendant.(j) Thus, if a dog has once bitten a man, and the owner having notice thereof, keeps...will lie against him at the suit of a person who is afterwards bitten, though it happen by such person treading on the dog's toes. (A) Proof of similar... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, James Manning, Thomas Colpitts Granger - Election law - 1841 - 1114 pages
...certain extent, a wrong doer. Thus in Smith v. Pelah (b) Lee CJ ruled, that " if a dog has once bitten a man, and the owner, having notice thereof, keeps...will lie against him at the suit of a person who is bitten, though it happened by such person's treading on the dog's toes; for it was owing to his not... | |
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