Legal Opinion
Vukic v. Brunelle
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided May 26, 1992No. 91-69-APublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WEISBERGER, Justice.
This case comes before us on the defendants’ appeal from a judgment entered in the Superior Court wherein the dog officer of the town of Lincoln was found to have negligently destroyed a Great Dane dog and her pup. We reverse. The facts and travel of the case are as follows.
On February 27,1984, three Great Danes owned by Gunter and Joyce Vukic managed to escape the confines of their kennel at the Vukic residence in the town of Lincoln. One of the Great Danes, Scar-*940lett, had won championship awards at a number of prestigious dog shows. The two other Great Danes,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Wilbur v. GrossSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1936
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian TribeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
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