Hill v. Skinner

Cary Hill (plaintiff), a four-year-old, was allegedly bitten by Skinner's (defendant) dog, and her own testimony was the only direct evidence of the attack; Skinner sought to exclude her testimony as incompetent due to her age, but the Court of Common Pleas, after an in camera discussion in which Cary stated that God would not love her if she lied, found her competent and ruled in her favor for $500. Cary appealed, seeking the dog's destruction as required by state statute.