Kiser v. Morris

Deen, Chief Judge.

Kiser and Morris are next-door neighbors. Morris owns a German shepherd dog which trespasses on Kiser’s property. Prior to the filing of this lawsuit, the dog had destroyed two pair of Kiser’s shoes, five outside doormats, and repeatedly overturned garbage cans and strewed garbage all over Kiser’s lawn. Each of these incidents was brought to the attention of Morris who did nothing to prevent his dog from going into Kiser’s yard. On August 26,1979, Kiser tied his dog, a chihuahua, out in his yard with a bone for him to eat. The shepherd entered the yard, bit and killed the…