Strickland v. Medlen (Opinion)

State: Texas

Docket No: 12-0047

Case Date: 04/05/2013

Plaintiff: Strickland

Defendant: Medlen (Opinion)

Preview:IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS
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NO . 12-0047
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CARLA STRICKLAND, PETITIONER,
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KATHRYN AND JEREMY MEDLEN, RESPONDENTS
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ON PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS
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Argued January 10, 2013

JUSTICE WILLETT delivered the opinion of the Court.* Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, And all the Virtues of Man without his Vices1 Texans love their dogs. Throughout the Lone Star State, canine companions are treated--and treasured--not as mere personal property but as beloved friends and confidants, even family members. Given the richness that companion animals add to our everyday lives, losing "man's best

C H IEF J U STIC E J EFFERSO N joins all but footnote 58 and Part II-C of this opinion. J U STIC E J O H N SO N joins all but Part II-C. Lord Byron, Inscription on the Monument of a Newfoundland Dog, in 7 T H E W O RKS OF L O RD B Y RO N : W ITH H IS L ETTERS AN D J O URN ALS , AN D H IS L IFE 292

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