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DODGE v. McARTHUR

No. 364.

223 A.2d 453 (1966)

Bessie L. DODGE v. Herbert C. and Mary E. McARTHUR.

Supreme Court of Vermont. Chittenden.

October 4, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Black, Wilson & Hoff, Burlington, for plaintiff.

Wick, Dinse & Allen, Burlington, for defendants.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.

BARNEY, Justice.

Trouble arose in this case over the concept of proximate cause. The lawsuit was generated by somewhat unusual facts. The defendants owned a large dog, known to be a hazard, partly because if its exuberant playfulness. When Mrs. McArthur, accompanied by her four-year-old daughter, Christine, brought the plaintiff to the defendants' home for a visit, the dog was loose in the yard. As the plaintiff and Christine got out of the car, the dog jumped up...

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