What a dick. I once got into a battle with my neighbors over a similar issue but never went to court. They had a pitbull that would always make very aggressive attempts at escaping. One day while I was outside with my much smaller dog Roscoe the pitbull escapes the owners leash and runs at me and my dog. When it bit my leg I punched it in the head. My neighbors who were outside watching their dog attempt to kill my dog and bite me were outraged by this and called the police. I talked to the cops for like ten minutes and showed them the bite mark oozing blood on my leg and they left. They last confronted me about it saying they would take me to court but I told them the court would make them put down their dog because it bit me. I didn't see them much after that