44-17-203 - No damages recoverable for killing or injuring such dog. - Tennessee Statutes

44-17-203. No damages recoverable for killing or injuring such dog.

In an action for damages against a person for killing or injuring a dog, satisfactory proof that the dog had been or was killing or worrying livestock constitutes a good defense to such action.

[Acts 1859-1860, ch. 45, § 3; Shan., § 2873; Code 1932, § 5107; Acts 1949, ch. 262, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 5107; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 44-103.]