Hopkins v. Stepler

One Paul Hopkins, appellee, filed a complaint in equity against Frank Stepler, his neighbor, who kept eight German Shepherd dogs on his property. 1 The complaint set forth the appellant’s dogs as causing a nuisance to appellee because of continuous “barking, yelping, and howling,” which disturbed appellee and his family. Appellee prayed(a) that the defendant be adjoined [sic] from making or causing or permitting to be made the noises on their premises complained of;(b) that the defendant be compelled to move the kennels and runs to another location on his property which is not audible from…