WALTZ v. MARKSBERRY


306 S.W.2d 264 (1957)

Jack C. WALTZ, Appellant, v. Irma MARKSBERRY, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 18, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Ware (Ware & Ware), Covington, for appellant.

Frank Lee Dils, Covington, for appellee.


BIRD, Judge.

Appellant's sole plea for reversal is that of excessive damages. Appellee, a woman, was awarded $5,056 for injuries received when attacked by a seventy-pound dog. There were twenty-five visible punctures and tears in her arm, one on the knee and one on the ankle. It took a few minutes for the owner to pull the dog loose from her. In the owner's own words, "it took a while * * * and all I could do was pull off hair and skin. I finally got on the chain...

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