Recovery of Vet Bills even when they exceed the value of Fido

A recent appellate court case held that the owner of a dog who was mauled by a neighbors dog could recover the total cost of the veterinary bill even when the bills exceeded the value of the dog.  In that case the trial court ruled in favor of the plaintiff  when his dog a daschund was mauled by the neighbors dog, but only awarded the plaintiff $200.00.  After the mauling the plaintiff took his daschund to the vet which charged him $4,784.00 to return the dog back to his original health.

The appellate ruled the plaintiff was allowed to recover the full value of the veterinary  bills $4,748.00, and not just the value of the dog.  It is a good day for dog lovers all across Illinois.