Legal Opinion
KITCHIN EX REL. KITCHIN v. Halifax County
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 2, 2008No. COA07-965PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYANT, Judge.
Hodge and Jean Kitchin (plaintiffs) appeal from an order entered 6 March 2007 granting Halifax County’s, et. al. (defendants) motion to dismiss, denying plaintiffs’ motion to reconsider, and denying plaintiffs’ motion for voluntary dismissal.
Facts
On 11 December 2005, plaintiff Hodge Kitchin was walking the family dog, Lady, when Lady attacked a raccoon that crossed her path. After Lady dropped the raccoon, Hodge and Lady returned to the family home. Over three days later, Jean Kitchin, Hodge’s wife, read an article about rabid raccoons and became concerned that Lady may have…
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