Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 11, 1852 (Campbell v. Brown)

The opinion of the Court was delivered, by

Woodward, J.

A dog seen worrying sheep may be killed by any person. If he shall have been known to worry sheep, and information thereof be given to his owner, it is the duty of the owner to kill him. If the owner do not kill him, he shall make full compensation for the damage done by the dog; and any person seeing such a dog running at large may kill him.