COOK v. WHITSELL-SHERMAN

No. 48S04-0211-CV-607.

796 N.E.2d 271 (2003)

Tamara COOK, Appellant (Defendant below), v. Kenneth WHITSELL-SHERMAN, Appellees (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 24, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Tyra, Doris L. Sweetin, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Richard Walker, Anderson, IN, Attorney for Appellee.


BOEHM, Justice.

Tamara Cook's dog bit Kenneth Whitsell-Sherman while Whitsell-Sherman was discharging his duties as a letter carrier. The liability of owners whose dogs bite mail carriers and certain other public servants is governed in Indiana by statute. We hold the effect of this statute is to render dog owners strictly liable if their dogs bite the described public servants without provocation.

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