Cook v. Whitsell-Sherman

BOEHM, Justice.

Tamara Cook's dog bit Kenneth Whit-sell-Sherman while Whitsell-Sherman was discharging his duties as a letter carrier. The liability of owners whose dogs bite mail carriers and certain other public servants is governed in Indiana by statute. We hold the effect of this statute is to render dog owners strictly liable if their dogs bite the described public servants without provocation.

We also hold Indiana Rule of Evidence 418 allows the admission into evidence of bills for actual charges for past medical treatment but does not authorize admission of written statements purporting…