STATE v. BLATT

No. 14-0757.

774 S.E.2d 570 (2015)

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Respondent v. Michael BLATT and Kim Blatt, Defendant Below, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 16, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles K. Garnes, Jr., Esq. , Campbell Woods, PLLC, Huntington, WV, for Petitioner.

Patrick Morrisey, Esq. , Attorney General, Derek A. Knopp, Esq. , Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, WV, for Respondent.


The Circuit Court of Wayne County ordered that Tinkerbell, a female pit bull terrier be destroyed pursuant to West Virginia's vicious dog statute, W.Va.Code § 19-20-20 (1981), after she injured a neighbor child who was playing in the yard of Michael and Kim Blatt. Tinkerbell is the family pet of the Blatts.

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