1 Grant 82
Decided July 1, 1854
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1854-07-01
This was an appeal from a justice of the peace, by Campbell, the plaintiff in error. The justice had given judgment in favor of Brown, the plaintiff, for f>5.00 debt, and $10.75 costs. The 'case was afterwards tried twice in the Common Pleas, and reviewed twice by the Supreme Court. The suit was brought under the provisions of the Act of 23d March, 1809, by Brown, to recover damages for the killing of four or five sheep by Campbell’s dog..
Decided 1854-07-01
¶1The opinion of the court was delivered by
¶2— “Worrying sheep,” an offence under our dog law, was well defined by the learned judge of the Common Pleas. We have no doubt the legislative intention and the popular understanding were correctly expounded, and we affirm the judgment for the reasons given.