McKINNEY v. ROBBINS

No. 94-846.

892 S.W.2d 502 (1995)

319 Ark. 596

Charlie McKINNEY, Father of and Next Best Friend of, Michael McKinney and Melissa McKinney, Appellants, v. Jimmy ROBBINS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

February 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chet Dunlap, Trumann, for appellants.

Glenn Lovett, Jr., Jonesboro, for appellee.


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,...

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