Case Name: Emelda Kessler, an Infant, by Louis Kessler, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Jakul Katz and Another, Defendants, Impleaded with Benjamin J. Breitung, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1925-01
Citations: 212 A.D. 838
Docket Number: 
Parties: Emelda Kessler, an Infant, by Louis Kessler, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Jakul Katz and Another, Defendants, Impleaded with Benjamin J. Breitung, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 212
Pages: 838–839

Head Matter:
Emelda Kessler, an Infant, by Louis Kessler, Her Guardian ad Litem, Appellant, v. Jakul Katz and Another, Defendants, Impleaded with Benjamin J. Breitung, Respondent.

Opinion:
The trial court erred in declining to charge as requested at folio 142, and the judgment and order are reversed upon the law and the facts, and a new trial granted, with costs to abide the event. The very purpose for which the animal was kept, viz., for protection, and as a watch dog, charges the defendant with knowledge of his character, even though it does not appear that he had bitten others. (Brice v. Bauer, 108 N. Y. 428, 432.) Kelly, P. J., Rich, Manning, Young and Kapper, JJ., concur.