City of Akron v. Smith

Reece, Judge.

This appeal by plaintiff-appellant, city of Akron, questions whether the Akron Municipal Court properly sentenced defendant-appellee, Roger Smith, after finding him guilty on October 31, 1991 of failing to adequately secure a pit bull terrier, Akron Codified Ordinance (“ACO”) 92.25(E)(5), and allowing the animal to go unconfined on the premises of another, ACO 92.25(E)(7). 1 On November 1, 1991, Smith was ordered, in respect to the first count, to pay $500 plus costs. The trial judge refused to ban the pit bull from the city since Smith was not the owner of the animal. As for the…