Stephenson v. Shoecraft

S-20-0142 Ronald Stephenson (Appellant) v. Nicole and Jordan Shoecraft

District Court for Lancaster County, Hon. Andrew R. Jacobsen

Attorneys: Leslie E. Remus and Tony J. Brock (Brock Law Office, for Appellant);

Jarrod P. Crouse and J. Michael Hannon (Baylor Evnen. LLP, for Appellees)

Civil: Dog Bite Statute

Proceedings below:     After the district court determined that Appellant could not present evidence of previous incidents in which Appellees’ dog had bitten people, the jury entered a verdict in favor of the Appellees.

Issue on Appeal: Whether district court erred when it ruled that Appellant could not present evidence regarding prior incidents in which Appellees’ dog had bitten people and had been labeled as a “potentially dangerous dog.”