Vargas v. City of San Antonio

OPINION

REEVES, Justice.

This appeal arises out of a suit for damages caused by the premature destruction of a dog. Alfredo Vargas, individually and on behalf of his minor daughter, Becky Vargas, instituted proceedings against the City of San Antonio, Joseph Kail, director of the City’s Animal Control Facility, Armando Vara and Ruby Leal, employees of the Animal Control Facility, and Juan Martinez, owner of the dog. Plaintiffs alleged that Becky Vargas was bitten by Martinez’s dog, and that through the negligence of the City and its named employees, the dog was destroyed before the expiration…