Hartsock v. Bandhauer

OPINION

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

In this dog bite case, the sole issue is the appropriateness of the court’s granting of the dog owner’s motion for summary judgment. We affirm.

Appellants Michael Hartsock, age seven and a half, and his parents lived next door to the appellee Renee Bandhauer in November 1986. Their backyards were separated by a common six-foot high wooden fence composed of vertical slats with horizontal railings. Appellee owns three dogs which she kept in her backyard. Michael and some friends were playing soccer in his front yard when one of his friends kicked Michael’s ball over the…