Legal Opinion
Sowell v. Walker
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 2000No. 98-CV-1172PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge.
I
THE FACTS
A. Background.
On May 11, 1996, “Smokey,” a Labrador/Husky dog belonging to appellees Brenda and John Walker, attacked appellant Tammy Sowell, a letter carrier who was attempting to deliver mail at the time. 1 Ms. Sowell was knocked to the ground, and Smokey inflicted serious bite wounds on her legs. 2 It appears that Smokey may not have been a particularly “distinguished, sociable [or] upright canine.” Cf. Williams v. Redwood, 108 Daily Wash. L. Rptr. 277 n* (Super.Ct.D.C.1980). On the contrary, he had been trained to attack on command. In fact, Smokey had…
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