An action will not lie against a man for mischief done by his dog, unless he knew that he had done mischief before or was of a mischievous nature. Though the dog was a mongrel mastiff and permitted to go at large without a muzzle.
Citations:
[1792] EngR 1521, (1792) 1 Ld Raym 606, (1792) 91 ER 1305 (C)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Animals
Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.359733