Legal Opinion
Odom v. Fair
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 2014No. 49,274-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
liThe Housing Authority of the City of Shreveport appeals a judgment holding it hable for a dog bite inflicted by a dog belonging to one of its tenants, Tamika Fair, on another of its tenants, Mary Odom. Finding manifest error, we reverse and render.
Factual and Procedural Background
Mary and Cornell Odom lived in a rent house owned by the Authority at 1161 Dunbriar Dr., in the Cherokee Park area of Shreveport. Their next-door neighbor, Tamika Fair, also rented a house from the Authority. The Odoms testified that in late 2009, Ms. Fair brought a white pit bull to her house and kept it in the…
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