Legal Opinion
Tipton v. Town of Tabor
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided October 18, 1995No. 18869PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Chief Justice (on reassignment).
Daniel G. Tipton, his wife Lisa Tipton, and two of their children sued the Town of Tabor and Bon Homme County for damages incurred when one of the Tipton children was mauled by wolf-dog hybrids owned by a private individual. The circuit court granted summary judgment to the defendants on the *785issue of liability. Tiptons appeal. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
Kenneth Holland owned two hybrid wolf dogs and maintained them in an enclosed pen behind his house in a residential area of Tabor, South Dakota. It is undisputed that these animals were selectively bred…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lamp v. First National Bank of GarretsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- Harn v. Continental Lumber Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
- State Ex Rel. Kornmann v. LarsonSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Parker v. Casa Del Rey-Rapid City, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2002
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