Village of Gates Mills v. Welsh

Michael J. Corrigan, Judge.

The Lyndhurst Municipal Court found defendant Edward F. Welsh guilty of failing to control his dog, a minor misdemeanor in violation of R.C. 955.22(C). This appeal raises several procedural and substantive issues for review.

Defendant owns four dogs that are restrained by the use of an invisible electric fence running along the perimeter of his property. The complainant, who lives two houses from defendant, testified that she had been walking on the road in front of defendant’s house when defendant’s dogs saw her and charged the invisible fence. Three of the dogs…