DOG OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 121, 13 May 1908, Page 2

DOG OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY.

mm Per Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Hie sum.of £SO damages for the bite ' "l« dog was claimed by Harry White, I u boy of 10 years, from Robert William I Utei-son, hotelkeeper, this morning. J. he case was heard by Mr. MeArthur, •\.U. ihe boy, who appeared rather delicate, stated that on the 4th April he was gomg round on a milk cart. When he milkman called at Mr. Paterson's ; house, the boy went i n with the milk n the passage he saw a dog, a bull ; tZ^o^ nS °" the mat - The dog I K " 0l ; U(1 >" "gainst the wall, afterwards seizing him by the lip and hanging on until Mr Paterson came to the rescue Mrs Buerso,, attended%o [ie bo , ami alter the doctor had treated **•-»«*' Wenry White, the bov's father de 'lared that l, e had told Mr Paterlo,, if he would only destroy the dof tl Paterson refused. ■ ' ' X '

„.„ . f \ m ' litwson, that the do- »'» '« too valuable to uo destroyed I"""* worm.at least *2UO lK, "° yei1 ' Robert William Paterson <,t»h>i *i , '. ' l sovereign, tc11i,,,, hiln * *; ™ , '•* with it i k . , 1-; ls oW - m«I to ptoy hi,,, ~ ■ ,l klt "'«- The boy would »f meat out „f tli, doS

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