CULPEPPER, Judge.
The plaintiff, Leonard A. McFatter, seeks damages for the loss of 27 sheep allegedly killed by a dog owned by the defendant, Robert H. Welch. The trial judge awarded plaintiff the sum of $405. Defendant appealed.
Since no one actually saw defendant's dog kill the sheep, the issue is whether the circumstantial evidence presented is sufficient to prove it.
A special statute, LSA-R.S. 3:2651, provides that "Any owner, harborer, or possessor...
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