(Schulyer v. Blasingame - Spokane Case # 04-2-04866-9, January 2006)

A defense vedict was obtained barring any recovery for the plaintiff. The plaintiff claims that she was bitten when she when to retreive a Bischon frise from its holding cage in a dog grooming parlor in Spokane. A main issues in this case was whether the alleged incident happened in the manner in which the plaintiff described and whether the plaintiff provoked the dog while she went to retreive it. Previously the plaintiff reported that on the day of the incident she was bitten by her daughter's dog (and not the defendant's) but then later changed her story as litigation unfolded in this case. Based on the circumstances in this case, the jury do not believe the plaintiff's version and a defense verdict was rendered.