Haggblom v. City of Dillingham

191 P.3d 991 (2008)

Lisa HAGGBLOM, Appellant,

v.

CITY OF DILLINGHAM, Appellee.

No. S-12358.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 29, 2008.

Susan Mitchell, Bristol Bay Law Center, LLC, Dillingham, for Appellant.

Krista S. Stearns, Boyd, Chandler & Falconer, LLP, Anchorage, for Appellee.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

CARPENETI, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

A Dillingham ordinance provides that any animal that bites a person without provocation shall be deemed vicious and, after quarantine, shall be euthanized. A Dillingham dog owner whose dog bit a co-worker without…