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BURNS v. JANES

No. 77-71-Appeal.

398 A.2d 1125 (1979)

Charles J. BURNS v. William JANES et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

Rehearing Denied March 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum, Alfred Factor, Providence, for plaintiff.

Dean J. Lewis, Newport, for defendants.

OPINION

BEVILACQUA, Chief Justice.

This is a civil action for personal injuries and pain and suffering brought by Charles J. Burns (plaintiff) against William, Edna and Patricia Janes (defendants).1 The plaintiff brought an action in the Superior Court to recover for damages sustained when he was attacked and bitten by the defendants' one-year-old English bulldog. Subsequent to a jury verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of...

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