“Our eight-year-old son, Tommy,” she says, “was outside playing with our little Scottish terrier, Dougall. He is a dear little dog, and quite harmless. Well, Mr. Courtenay came along and Dougall playfully jumped against Mr. Courtenay. Mr. Courtenay hates dogs, so he kicked Dougall away, and Tommy held him while Mr. Courtenay got into his car and drove away.”
“Then what?” you ask.
“I just had a call from Mr. Courtenay. He said he’s at Community Hospital receiving emergency treatment for a wound on his leg, where the dog bit him! He said he plans to sue us for a lot of money”.