Tucker v. Duke

873 N.E.2d 664 (2007)

Rick TUCKER, Appellant-Defendant,

v.

Deborah DUKE, Appellee-Plaintiff.

No. 05A05-0612-CV-706.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

September 19, 2007.

Robert G. Forbes, Forcum, Forbes, Danielson & Danielson, LLP, Hartford City, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Rick Tucker ("Tucker") appeals from the small claims court's judgment in favor of Deborah Duke ("Duke") on her claim for medical expenses stemming from a dog biting incident. Because the evidence shows that Tucker kept the dog—a pit bull—on his property staked to a chain for four months and that the pit…