State v. Cowan

Francis E. Sweeney, Sr., J.

{¶ 1} On the night of October 1, 2001, a Portage County deputy dog-warden was summoned to the home of Margaret and Jeffrey Maurer to investigate a dog bite incident. At the home, the deputy dog warden spoke with Jeffrey Maurer. Mr. Maurer told the deputy that two dogs, belonging to his neighbor, Janice Cowan, defendant-appellee, had attacked his wife. After talking with Mr. Maurer, the deputy dog warden made the determination that appellee’s dogs were vicious. The deputy dog warden then went to appellee’s home to inform appellee of this determination and to advise…