What is the current state of the law on liability for damages caused by domestic animals?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chalefour v. Cretien, 1930 CanLII 197 (SK QB):
Both of these authorities follow the earlier and leading authority of Cox v. Burbidge (1820) 13 C.B. (N.S.) 430, 32 L.J.C.P. 89. and the dictum of Willes, J. which shows the extent of the liability for damage by domestic animals is quoted approvingly in the former at p. 232.
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