BUZZELL v. JONES

No. 84-176.

556 A.2d 106 (1989)

George L. BUZZELL and Doris D. Buzzell v. Marie JONES.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

January 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Chimileski, Newport, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Marc B. Heath of Downs Rachlin & Martin, Burlington, for defendant-appellant.

Before ALLEN, C.J., and PECK, GIBSON, DOOLEY and MAHADY, JJ.


ALLEN, Chief Justice.

The defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff George Buzzell for injuries he received on defendant's land while fleeing from her dogs.

The defendant lives on a mostly wooded 100 acre parcel of land that is uninhabited except for her home. She owned two dogs, a malamute and a border collie. The former had shown no dangerous tendencies, but the latter had bitten visitors on several occasions.

The plaintiff was a county...

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