Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Owensby
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCH, Judge.
Nicole Thompson and her parents appeal the trial court’s dismissal of their complaint against Indiana Insurance Company (the Insurance Company). The appeal presents a single issue: Whether the Thompsons have stated a negligence claim against the Insurance Company for failure to preserve evidence.
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Six-year-old Nicole Thompson was disfigured when a German shepherd attacked her, ripped off part of her ear, bruised her neck, and bit her hand and thigh. The dog had been restrained by a cable in its owners’ yard, but it broke free of the…
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