Case Name: James Conroy, Respondent, v. Gus Sperl, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1924-05
Citations: 209 A.D. 804
Docket Number: 
Parties: James Conroy, Respondent, v. Gus Sperl, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 209
Pages: 804–806

Head Matter:
James Conroy, Respondent, v. Gus Sperl, Appellant.
Animals — action to recover for injuries suffered when plaintiff was bitten by defendant’s dog —■ judgment in favor of plaintiff reversed because of lack of proof of scienter on part of defendant of vicious propensity of dog.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Bronx county in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the Bronx county clerk’s office August 3,1922, upon the verdict of a jury for $400, and also from an order entered July 1, 1922, denying a motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial.

Opinion:
Judgment and order reversed and new trial ordered, with costs to appellant to abide the event, on the ground that there was no proof of scienter on the part of defendant of vicious propensity of the dog. Present — Clarke, P. J., Dowling, Finch, McAvoy and Martin, J.; Finch and MeAvoy, JJ., dissenting.