April 21, 1983.
LITTLEJOHN, Justice.
This dog-bite action was brought by the Plaintiff-Appellant, a three-year-old child, against the Defendants-Respondents, owners of a dog alleged to have bitten the child, causing pain, suffering and mental anguish which necessitated medical treatment and which resulted in permanent scars. At the end of the plaintiff's case, the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the defendants, holding as a matter of law that there...
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