Maguire v. Yanke
Idaho Supreme Court
590 P.2d 85 (1978)
Relevant factsFree
Sheldon Yanke's (defendant's) fenced cattle repeatedly broke through onto Jack Maguire's (plaintiff's) unfenced 82-acre farm in a historically enclosed-lands area of Idaho, causing damage; Maguire sued for actual and punitive damages, and the trial court, interpreting the state's open-range statute as requiring all livestock owners outside open range to fence in their animals unless located in a herd district, awarded Maguire actual damages, and Yanke appealed.
IssueFree
Whether livestock owners are required to fence in their animals in any areas that are open range, that are outside of cities and villages, and that are outside of herd districts.