Penny Hoyt v. James Kennedy, et al.: A woman who tried to help an injured dog, but was bitten in the process, lost her bid to receive compensation for her injuries, as jurors decided that she had been inadvertantly "tormenting" the animal.
On March 28, 2006, Penny Hoyt, 33, of Colchester, was walking her own dog along Branford Road in North Branford, near her mother’s house. Another dog, owned by James and Patricia Kennedy, suddenly slipped his leash and ran into the road toward Hoyt.
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