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SEIM v. GARAVALIA

No. 51755.

306 N.W.2d 806 (1981)

Shannon Marie SEIM, a minor by her father and natural guardian David Seim and David Seim, individually, Appellants, v. Judith A. GARAVALIA, defendant and third party plaintiff, Respondent, v. David SEIM, et al, Third Party Defendants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 19, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor B. Anderson, St. Paul, for appellants.

Holst, Vogel, Erdmann & Vogel and George F. Vogel, Red Wing, for respondent.

Considered and decided by the court en banc without oral argument.

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

This case arises from a dog bite inflicted upon the minor plaintiff by defendant's dog on May 2, 1979. The incident occurred after plaintiff Shannon Marie Seim, two days from her seventh birthday, called upon defendant's six-year-old son Scott. Tied to a tree in the backyard was defendant's dog, Hollow. The dog was friendly and had no history of growling or snapping at members of the defendant's family or at strangers. Hollow had just received...

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