Lititz Mutual Insurance Co. v. Branch

SMITH, Judge.

Defendants appeal from a declaratory judgment entered by the trial court determining that a homeowner’s policy issued by plaintiff insurance company does not obligate plaintiff to defend the Kables in a lawsuit brought by defendants Branch for injuries sustained by Amy Lea Branch when she was bitten by a dog owned by the Kables.

The dog involved was an eight year old male Weimaraner named Baron. On June 16, 1974, Baron bit a neighbor boy, Virgil McCormack, while Baron was tethered near the Kable home. Baron was taken to a veterinary clinic where he remained under observation for…