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§ 532. How damages recovered

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 3 P.S. Agriculture

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 3 P.S. Agriculture (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 8. Dogs and Cats (Refs & Annos)
Dogs Worrying Sheep
3 P.S. § 532
§ 532. How damages recovered
Currentness
The owner or owners of any dog or dogs shall be liable for all damages done or caused to be done by any and every such dog or dogs, in an action of trespass vi et armis, in the name of the person or persons injured, to be sued for and recovered before any court or justice of the peace1 having jurisdiction of the amount so claimed.

Credits

1851, April 14, P.L. (1852) 710, § 8.

Footnotes

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Reference to “justice of the peace” deemed to be reference to a magisterial district judge, pursuant to 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 28(1).
3 P.S. § 532, PA ST 3 P.S. § 532
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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