STATE v. SURMA


263 Wis. 388 (1953)

STATE, Respondent, vs. SURMA and another, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

March 3, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there was a brief and oral argument by Allan Cain of Kaukauna.

For the respondent there was a brief by the Attorney General and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Platz.


FRITZ, C. J.

On June 19, 1951, a dog owned by Harley Heinz, who was a neighbor of the appellants, wandered and strayed over to a farm owned by the appellants' parents. Appellants had never seen the dog before, and did not know whose dog it was. He was a large rangy coon-hunting dog, and did not have a license attached to his collar, or to any other part of the dog. Upon the trial of the action, the appellants introduced testimony to the following effect: That the...

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