Hill v. Skinner (81 Ohio App. 375, 1947)

Doyle, P. J.

This is an action under the Ohio statute (Section 5838, General Code), seeking to hold the owners and harborers of a dog called “Chang” with liability for damages arising out of an episode in which the dog, Chang, is alleged to have seized with his teeth and injured a youngster aged approximately four, the petitioner herein.

A jury, upon trial, awarded damages in the amount ■of $500. The judgment rendered thereon, in the Court •of Common Pleas of Summit county, is a part of the final order from which this appeal is taken, and consideration will be first given to the legality of this money judgment.

1. The appellants say “There was no evidence'of a