The Mankato free press., 1921-09-16
Dogs, CATS, CHICKS.
They Were Headlined In
Court Trial Today
CANINE WAS ACCUSED
Said To Be Cause of Considera-
BILE Trouble; What De-
fense Claimsv

Doss. cats and chickens, and two
irate families were the principals this
afternoon in an action brought In the
municipal court before Judge Hiram
s.. Goff. How dog through his in
horn inclination to chase cats caus-
ed the felines to become victims of
nervous prostration to such an ex-
tent that they have lost their steal
thy step and cannot catch mice, ETC.,
was brought out this afternoon In the
case of Israel Johnson against Henry
Nelson by the attorney for the de-
tense. His answer which follows
gives the reasons.
Regan and Grogan appeared for the
plaintiff Qd c. ]. Laurisch for the de-
fendant. Mn Laurisch's answer Is as
follows. The case was tried before
Comes now the above named de-
fendant and for his answer to the
complaint of the plaintiff herein
shows to the court and alleges:
Defendant admits Paragraph l oil
said complaint.
Further answering said complaint,
defendant denies each and every al.
legation and each and every part OF
each and every allegation in said
complaint contained except as herein
expressly admitted.
Defendant admits that during the
times mentioned in the complaint he
was the owner Of a certain dog, and
that upon several occasions the de-
PENDANTS dog went upon the premis
es of the plaintiff but did so only up
on the earnest solicitations and ear
nest invitation of the plaintiffs dog
to visit with the plaintiffs dog upon
the plaintiffs premises, which said
premises the plaintiffs dog evidently
understood, claimed and intended to
hold as his place Of abode.
THAT during all the times herein
after mentioned the plaintiff was the
owner Of a said dog and that the said
dog Of the plaintiff and the defen-
dant's dog were great cronies, friends,
chums and acQuaintances, and, upon
information and belief the defendant
alleges, attended divers dog social
functions and parties such as are
common in dogdom, and that 1t is
during the festivities of said dogs
some of the chickens Of the plaintiff.
through their carelessness, negligence
and want Of the exercise Of ordinary
care. permitted themselves to come
IN close contact and trespassed upon
the dogs Fairgrounds and were in
jured thereon through their own
carelessness, negligence ana want of
the exercise OF ordinary chicken care.
Further answering, defendant al
leges that his said dog was OF peace
fgi disposition, Of home loving char
acter. and left his home and the de-
fendant's premises only upon the ex-
press and earnest solicitation OF the
plaintiffs dog and his dog friends and
that whatever damage the plaintiff
sustained he sustained through the
carelessness. negligence and want OF
the exercise OF ordinary care on the
part Of the plaintiff, his dog and
Further answering the said com
plaint and as a counter claim, de-
fendant shows to the court and alleg-
es: That during all the times men
toned in the complaint Of the plain
tiff herein, the plaintiff was the own
er of q certain dog. that was of vicious
habits, inclinatiofs, and character
and said dog was SO known to be by
the plaintiff and which said dog killed
a large number of chickens Of the
reasonable worth and value Of One
Hundred Dollars (s10000), the prop
erty Of the defendant herein and also
destroyed 4 large number Of eggs that
in the natural course of events would
have made first class, high grade
chickens and food fit for consumption
By a higher type Of animals than that
OF the plaintiffs dog. That the eggs
damaged and destroyed by the plain
tiff's dog were of the reasonable worth
and value Of thirty dollars ($30f'
"That the plaintiffs dog, in addi-
tion to destroying the chickens and
eggs of the defendant herein, and as
a high class sort of amusement to
himself when times were dull and the
social functions were at a low tide in
his place of abode, would constantly
and persistently, with the knowledge,
consent, and under the express d.
rections of the plaintiff herein, amuse
himself by annoying and chasing the
defendants cats in and about their
place Of abode to such an extent that
they were thereby diverted from their
useful vocation Of killing rats, mice
and vermin, in this that they bcame
SO nervous and high strung that they
lost their natural inclination to walk
slow and sneak stealthily upon their
prey and that by reason of all of the
facts as herein alleged, the defendant
has been damaged in the sum OF two
hundred twenty five ($225.00) dol.
lars.
Wherefore, defendant asks that the
Plaintiff take nothing and that he
have judgment for the sum of two
hundred twenty five (S225.00) dollars
together with his costs and disburse
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