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BERNHART v. NINE

No. 77-97-Appeal.

391 A.2d 75 (1978)

Brendan BERNHART, p.p.a. Edward J. Bernhart v. Melvin E. NINE.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

August 16, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corcoran, Peckham & Hayes, Kathleen Managhan, William W. Corcoran, Newport, for plaintiff.

Paul V. Reynolds, Providence, for defendant.

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This is a dog-bite case. The dog's name is Tiny1 Tiny's victim was 3-year-old Brendan Bernhart. Brendan's dad has brought a suit in his behalf and in behalf of Brendan against Tiny's master, Melvin E. Nine. A Superior Court jury returned a verdict for Mr. Nine. At issue in this appeal is the applicability of G.L.1956 in Reenactment) § 4-13-16, which, in...

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