McKinney v. Robbins

Robert L. Brown, Justice.

The issue in this case concerns the interpretation of an Arkansas statute which deals with “domesticated animals” killed by dogs and the right to kill an offending dog after such an attack. See Ark. Code Ann. § 20-19-102(a)(1), (b)(2) (Repl. 1991). Summary judgment was entered in favor of appellee Jimmy Robbins, who killed appellant Charlie McKinney’s dog and who successfully raised the statute as a defense. McKinney now contends, first, that summary judgment was inappropriate because the statute cannot be used as a defense under the facts of this case, and, secondly,…