Zollar v. City of Chicago Department of Administrative Hearings

Hearing officer's determination, upholding City Animal Care and Control Commission's declaration that Plaintiff's dog is a dangerous animal within meaning of city ordinance, is supported by manifest weight of evidence. Evidence showed that dog made unprovoked attack on much smaller dog and inflicted several wounds. Dogsitter of larger dog, from whom larger dog escaped, and owner of smaller dog, both testified at hearing and were subject to cross-examination, thus eliminating any possible prejudice from admission of investigative report prepared by city animal control inspector.(LAVIN and HYMAN, concurring.)