A judge has ruled that the original owners of a three-pound chihuahua which ran away should get the dog back following a three-year legal battle with the couple who took it in. Lucy was reunited with the Blanton family after an Easley, South Carolina, magistrate court ruled that the pet was theirs under state property law. The family claimed they were on vacation in 2012 when the dog got loose and ended up at the home of Easley City Councilman Dave Watson and his wife Trisha. They took the animal in and named it Gracie. Case: A chihuahua called Lucy has been at the center of a three-year legal battle in South Carolina. Last week she was returned to her original owners
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Dog was reunited with the Blantons following South Carolina court ruling
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Judge ruled that it was rightfully their pet under state property law
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Family say their beloved pet got loose during a vacation in 2012
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Animal ended up at the home of Dave and Trisha Wilson
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They claim Lucy was shivering when she turned up on their porch
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The case included five hearings over the course of over three years
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