Case Law Index
Landowner Liability
January 1, 1985 - March 1, 2011
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Landowner Liability that were decided on or after January 1, 1985. For those cases that have been summarized by the National Agricultural Law Center, a link is provided to the summary. The index will be regularly updated to reflect new judicial developments. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order.
Editor's Note: This index reflects only those Landowner Liability cases that deal with agricultural facts or agriculture issues. It should be remembered that non-agricultural facts or non-agriculture issues might be more analogous to a practitioner's fact situation and should also be consulted.
The "Text" link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion; the "Summary" link goes to a summary of the opinion written by the National Agricultural Law Center staff.
FIRST CIRCUIT
Zuckerman v. Coastal Camps, Inc., --- F.Supp.2d ----, 2010 WL 2301145 (D. Me. 2010) (Maine Equine Activities Act)
THIRD CIRCUIT
Hickerson v. New Jersey, No. 08-1033 (AET), 2009 WL 3296529 (D.N.J. Oct. 13, 2009) (claim that state wildlife area was injuring organic farmland)
Mest v. Cabot Corp., 449 F.3d 502 (3d Cir. 2006) (tolling statute of limitations for discovery of land contamination) Text
Reynolds v. Rick's Mushroom Serv., Inc., 246 F.Supp.2d 449 (E.D. Pa. 2003) (Clean Water Act) Text | Summary
United States v. Brace, 41 F.3d 117 (3d Cir. 1994) (alleged violation of Clean Water Act) Text
FOURTH CIRCUIT
United States v. Rinaudo, No. 2:09-MJ-1149-BO, 2009 WL 358990 (E.D.N.C. Jan. 29, 2010) (prohibition on nudity not unconstitutional in wildlife refuge)
Am. Canoe Ass'n v. Murphy Farms, Inc., 326 F.3d 505 (4th Cir. 2003) (Clean Water Act) Text | Summary
FIFTH CIRCUIT
Albert v. Peavey Co., No. 04-1611, 2009 WL 321934 (E.D. La. Feb. 6, 2009) (burden of establishing "generally accepted ag practices") Summary
Woods v. United States, 909 F. Supp. 437 (W.D. La. 1995) aff'd, 84 F.3d 432 (5th Cir. 1996) (alleging government's failure to warn of possible danger at lake) Text
Brown v. Scott Paper Co., 684 F. Supp. 1392 (S.D. Miss. 1987) (negligence action; "simple-negligence" exception) Text
Harlan v. Frazier, 635 F. Supp. 718 (W.D. La. 1986) aff'd, 811 F.2d 601 (5th Cir. 1987) and aff'd, 811 F.2d 601 (5th Cir. 1987) (immunity of recreational land owner) Text
SIXTH CIRCUIT
Meridan Citizens Mut. Ins. Co. v. Horton, No. 5:08-CV-302-KKC, 2010 WL 1253084 (E.D. Ky. Mar. 25, 2010) (coverage of insurance policy)
Young v. McCord, No. 05-358-KSF, 2007 WL 2407268 (E.D. Ky. Aug. 20, 2007) (proof of ownership of bull roaming "at large")
Lawson v. Dutch Heritage Farms, Inc., 502 F.Supp.2d 698 (N.D. Ohio 2007) (state equine activity liability act) Text
Gardner v. Simon, 445 F.Supp.2d 786 (W.D. Mich. 2006) (state equine liability act) Text
Bradshaw v. Tri-County of Sw. Michigan Snowmobile Club, 1:93-CV-834, 1994 WL 841291 (W.D. Mich. Dec. 20, 1994) aff'd, 82 F.3d 417 (6th Cir. 1996) (negligence action)
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Test Drilling Serv. Co. v. Hanor Co., Inc., 322 F.Supp.2d 965 (C.D. Ill. 2004) (property damage) Text | Summary
Ansick v. Hillenbrand Indus., Inc., 933 F. Supp. 773 (S.D. Ind. 1996) (guest's action against owner of recreational farm) Text
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
In re Hammen, 399 B.R. 867 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2009) (liability for building pond that encroached on neighbor's property) Text | Summary
Bailly v. Thompson, No. 06-4925 (RHK/AJB), 2008 WL 2229022 (D. Minn. May 27, 2008) (duty of care owed to entrants)
King v. Turtle River Riding Ranch, CIV A2-98-98, 1999 WL 33283360 (D.N.D. June 8, 1999) (horseback rider's action for personal injuries)
NINTH CIRCUIT
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2010 WL 1248286 (D. Idaho Mar. 24, 2010) (denying motion for new trial)
Britz Fertilizers, Inc. v. Bayer Corp., 665 F.Supp.2d 1142 (E.D. Cal. 2009) (claim for indemnity; damages from pesticide application) Text
Ellwood v. United States, No. 07-6225-TC, 2009 WL 3125480 (D. Or. Sept. 25, 2009) (recreational use statute)
Red Rivers Farms v. United States, No. CV 08-2078-PHX-NVW, 2009 WL 2983195 (D. Ariz. Sept. 25, 2009) (reimbursement for oil spill clean up costs)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 2515848 (D. Idaho Aug. 11, 2009) (denying motion to limit testimony of crop expert witnesses in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 2584825 (D. Idaho Aug. 8, 2009) (denying agency's motion for judgment on liability issue)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 2391982 (D. Idaho Aug. 2, 2009) (motion to exclude expert witness in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 2391996 (D. Idaho Aug. 1, 2009) (denying motion to strike expert witnesses)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 2139699 (D. Idaho July 14, 2009) (dismissal of fraud claim that drift pesticide would not persist in soil)
Adams v. United States, No. CV-03-49-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1758417 (D. Idaho June 18, 2009) (denial of motion to exclude testimony of crop experts)
Adams v. United States, No. CV-03-49-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1705671 (D. Idaho June 16, 2009) (objections to deposition of crop expert)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1532282 (D. Idaho May 29, 2009) (challenging expert witness in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1505280 (D. Idaho May 26, 2009) (denial of motion to exclude evidence in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1505569 (D. Idaho May 22, 2009) (denial of motion to exclude testimony of crop damage experts)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1371000 (D. Idaho May 13, 2009) (motion to exclude evidence in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1324227 (D. Idaho May 7, 2009) (denying motion to exclude expert testimony)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1269732 (D. Idaho May 6, 2009) (granting motion to exclude subsequent remedial measures evidence)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1269725 (D. Idaho May 5, 2009) (granting exclusion of evidence in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1259025 (D. Idaho May 4, 2009) (issue preclusion)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1259019 (D. Idaho May 3, 2009) (motion in limine in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1148232 (D. Idaho Apr. 27, 2009) (denying motion to exclude expert testimony)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1117392 (D. Idaho Apr. 23, 2009) (denial of production of estimates on pesticide drift damages' sheets)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2009 WL 1079065 (D. Idaho Apr. 22, 2009) (motion to deny expert testimony of weed scientist)
Schmidt v. Hoover, No. C. 08-5809 PJH, 2009 WL 1011715 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 15, 2009) (open space; injuries caused by bull trampling) Summary
Adams v. United States, 662 F.Supp.2d 996 (D. Idaho 2009) (motions to exclude certain evidence and other claims in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2008 WL 5429801 (D. Idaho Dec. 31, 2008) (motion for protective order; motion to strike witnesses in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2008 WL 4998393 (D. Idaho Nov. 21, 2008) (motion to exclude some expert testimony)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2008 WL 2704553 (D. Idaho July 3, 2008) (discovery disputes in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2008 WL 346017 (D. Idaho Feb. 6, 2008) (motion to exclude evidence and testimony in pesticide drift case)
Adams v. United States, No. 03-0049-E-BLW, 2006 WL 3314571 (D. Idaho Nov. 14, 2006) (discovery disputes in pesticide drift case)
O'Toole v. United States, 295 F.3d 1029 (9th 2002) (negligent maintenance of irrigation system) Text
King v. CJM Country Stables, 315 F.Supp.2d 1061 (D. Haw. 2004) (recreational use statute) Text | Summary
Hiebenthal v. Meduri Farms, 242 F.Supp.2d 885 (D. Or. 2002) (Clean Water Act) Summary
Comm. Ass'n for Restoration of the Env't v. Henry Bosma Dairy, 305 F.3d 943 (9th Cir. 2002) (Clean Water Act) Text | Summary
Neal v. Bently Nevada Corp., 771 F. Supp. 1068 (D. Nev. 1991) aff'd, 5 F.3d 538 (9th Cir. 1993) (alleged negligence) Text
TENTH CIRCUIT
Welch v. Cabelka, No. 07-6298, 2008 WL 5160109 (10th Cir. Dec. 10, 2008) (wrongful death; driver hitting a wheat drill) Summary
Christensen v. United States, No. 07-4133, 2008 WL 2694059 (10th Cir. July 9, 2008) (no breach of duty to protect against horse tripping)
Valley View Angus Ranch v. Duke Energy Field Serv., LP, No. CIV-04-191-D, 2009 WL 1902435 (W.D. Okla. Apr. 25, 2008) (real party in interest to bring a nuisance claim)
Christensen v. United States, No. 2:05CV55DAK, 2007 WL 1467347 (D. Utah May 18, 2007) (no breach of duty when horse tripped)
Street v. Darwin Ranch, Inc., 75 F. Supp. 2d 1296 (D. Wyo. 1999) (horse rider's action against dude ranch operator) Text
Sulzen ex rel. Holton v. United States, 54 F. Supp. 2d 1212 (D. Utah 1999) (alleged failure to keep the area safe and failure to warn of a dangerous condition) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Fisherman Against Destruction of Env't, Inc. v. Closter Farms, Inc., 300 F.3d 1294 (11th Cir. 2002) (Clean Water Act) Text | Summary
ARIZONA
A Tumbling-T Ranches v. Flood Control Dist. of Maricopa County, 217 P.3d 1220 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009) (claim of damages against flood control district) Text
Pride of San Juan, Inc. v. Pratt, 212 P.3d 29 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2009) (vicarious liability for negligence of crop duster) Text | Summary
Tumbling-T Ranches v. Flood Control Dist. of Maricopa County, 204 P.3d 1051 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008) (damages from breach of dam and flooding) Text | Summary
Gill v. Sierra Farming P'ship, Nos. 2-CA-CV 2007-0115, 2 CA-CV 2008-0006, 2008 WL 2168015 (Ariz. Ct. App. May 23, 2008) (duty owed to trespasser)
Brookover v. Roberts Enter., Inc., 156 P.3d 1157 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2007) (duty of care owed in open range territory) Text
ALABAMA
Gebauer v. Lake Forest Prop. Owners Ass'n, Inc., 723 So. 2d 1288 (Ala. Civ. App. 1998) (failure to prove that keeping potbellied pig as pet created nuisance) Text
Ford v. Bynum Livestock & Comm'n Co., Inc., 674 So. 2d 600 (Ala. Civ. App. 1995) (invitee's action for injuries against landowner) Text
Orr By & Through Orr v. Turney, 535 So. 2d 150 (Ala. 1988) (duty to exercise ordinary care toward visitor) Text
ARIZONA
Conant v. Whitney, 947 P.2d 864 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1997) (action for injuries against cattle rancher) Text
Callender v. MCO Properties, 885 P.2d 123 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1994) (alleging negligence and failure to warn) Text
Carrow Co. v. Lusby, 804 P.2d 747 (Ariz. 1990) (heifer owner's duty of ordinary care to travelers on public highway) Text
Roer v. Buckeye Irr. Co., 809 P.2d 970 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1990) (alleged negligence had caused land to become waterlogged) Text
Rodriguez v. Schlittenhart, 780 P.2d 442 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989) (action for injuries on farm) Text
Dolezal v. Carbrey, 778 P.2d 1261 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989) (action to recover for injuries caused by runaway horse) Text
Webster v. Culbertson, 761 P.2d 1063 (Ariz. 1988) (trespasser's action for injuries) Text
ARKANSAS
Wrinkle v. Norman, 242 P.3d 1216 (Kan. Ct. App. 2010) (liability for injuries sustained herding cattle on neighboring property) Text
Schmoll v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co., 290 S.W.3d 41 (Ark. Ct. App. 2008) (liability for burial costs for cattle injured in truck collision) Text
Vereen v. Hargrove, 96 S.W.3d 762 (Ark. Ct. App. 2003) (no breach of lease for providing water to neighbor) Text
Mangrum v. Pigue, 198 S.W.3d 496 (Ark. 2004) (pesticide drift) Text
McCorkle Farms, Inc. v. Thompson, 84 S.W.3d 884 (Ark. Ct. App. 2002) (pesticide drift) Text | Summary
Arkansas State Highway Comm'n v. Townsend, 858 S.W.2d 66 (Ark. 1993) (precluding landowner from maintaining structures on highway) Text
Dorton v. Francisco, 833 S.W.2d 362 (Ark. 1992) (injured nonemployee was implied invitee or licensee) Text
CALIFORNIA
Eriksson v. Nunnink, 120 Cal.Rptr.3d 90 (Cal. Ct. App. 2011) (wrongful death claim against equestrian coach) Text
Kelly v. CB&I Constructors, Inc., 102 Cal. Rptr.3d 32 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) (damages for fire at a ranch) Text
Van Alstyne v. Carter, No. C056440, 2009 WL 990756 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 14, 2009) (no negligence in causing water table to rise and damaging neighbor's alfalfa) Summary
Cohen v. Five Brooks Stable, 159 Cal.App.4th 1476 (Cal. Ct. App. 2008) (extent of release; assumption of the risk) Text
Eriksson v. Cal. State Univ., Fresno, No. F01229, 2007 WL 2729872 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 20, 2007) (assumption of the risk by horse rider)
Starrh & Starrh Cotton Growers v. Aera Energy LLC, 153 Cal.App.4th 583 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007) (subsurface trespass)
Christopherson v. Hamm, No. C051495, 2006 WL 3117840 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 3, 2006) (landlord liability for injuries caused by a tenant's dog)
Austin v. Bear Valley Springs Ass'n, No. F047930, 2006 WL 2499135 (Cal. Ct. App. Aug. 30, 2006) (immunity from recreational use statute)
McDaniel v. Swarts, No. A108288, 2005 WL 2857760 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 31, 2005) (duty owed to child invitee)
Esraelo v. Chavez, No. F041502, 2004 WL 396875 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 4, 2004) (assumption of the risk)
Neil Bassetti Farms v. Tierra AG Spraying, Inc., No. F040302, 2003 WL 22079510 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 9, 2003) (pesticide drift)
Sumpter v. Clark, Nos. A093280, A094053, 2002 WL 863173 (Cal. Ct. App. May 6, 2002) (trespass and nuisance by neighboring land owner)
Shipman v. Boething Treeland Farms, Inc., 77 Cal. App. 4th 1424 (Cal. Ct. App. 2000) disapproved of by Klein v. United States, 235 P.3d 42 (Cal. 2010) (duty of due care to trespasser under recreational use statute) Text
Harrold v. Rolling J Ranch, 19 Cal. App. 4th 578 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) (negligence action against resort and riding stable) Text
Lucas v. George T. R. Murai Farms, Inc., 15 Cal. App. 4th 1578 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) (action against landowner to recover for injuries caused by fire) Text
Loving v. Tenneco W., Inc., 14 Cal. App. 4th 1272 (Cal. Ct. App. 1993) (negligence action against landowner by rescuer)
Ornelas v. Randolph, 847 P.2d 560 (Cal. 1993) (landowner's immunity) Text
County of Sonoma v. Rex, 231 Cal. App. 3d 1289 (Cal. Ct. App. 1991) (commercial bed and breakfast inn on agricultural land) Text
Weaver v. Bishop, 206 Cal. App. 3d 1351 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988) (action to recover damages for land erosion) Text
Lussier v. San Lorenzo Valley Water Dist., 206 Cal. App. 3d 92 (Cal. Ct. App. 1988) (action to recover for damages against water district) Text
Charpentier v. Von Geldern, 191 Cal. App. 3d 101(Cal. Ct. App. 1987) (recreational trespasser's action for injuries) Text
Salton Bay Marina, Inc. v. Imperial Irr. Dist., 165 Cal. App. 3d 952 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985) (action for damages against irrigation district)
Davert v. Larson, 163 Cal. App. 3d 407 (Cal. Ct. App. 1985) (liability for damages caused by collision with a horse) Text
COLORADO
Beaver Creek Ranch, Ltd. P'ship v. Gordman Leverich Ltd. Liab. Ltd. P'ship, --- P.3d ---, 2009 WL 1491296 (Colo. Ct. App. 2009) (adverse possession of ranch land)
Clyncke v. Waneka, 157 P.3d 1072 (Colo. 2007) (state equine activities act) Text
Harsh v. Cure Feeders, L.L.C., 116 P.3d 1286 (Colo. Ct. App. 2005) (damage by trespassing animals) Text
Oliver v. Amity Mut. Irrigation Co., 994 P.2d 495 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999) (suit against irrigation company for damage to property from flooding) Text
Bittersweet Farms, Inc. v. Zimbelman, 976 P.2d 326 (Colo. Ct. App. 1998) (negligence and trespass actions against upstream farm owners) Text
Bijou Irr. Dist. v. Empire Club, 804 P.2d 175 (Colo. 1991) (action to enjoin landowners' use of reservoir) Text
Heil Valley Ranch, Inc. v. Simkin, 784 P.2d 781 (Colo. 1989) (horseback rider's action to recover damages against ranch) Text
Gonzales By & Through Gonzales v. Bierman, 773 P.2d 629 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989) (landlord's liability to victim injured when automobile struck tenants' escaped horse) Text
Denver & Rio Grande W. R. Co. v. Forster, 773 P.2d 612 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989) (denying railroad's action to enjoin landowners from flood irrigating) Text
Simkin v. Heil Valley Ranch, Inc., 765 P.2d 582 (Colo. Ct. App. 1988) rev'd, 784 P.2d 781 (Colo. 1989) (release agreement does not preclude suit against ranch) Text
CONNECTICUT
Reilly v. Leasure, No. FSTCV085009675S, 2010 WL 4611891 (Conn. Oct. 22, 2010) (negligence action after horse kick)
Vendrella v. Astrialab Family Ltd. Partnership, No. CV085021342S, 2010 WL 422076 (Conn. Super. Ct. Sept. 16, 2010) (owner of horse liable for injury only if constructive knowledge of vicious propensity is found)
Dow-Westbrook, Inc. v. Candlewood Equine Practice, --- A.2 ---, 2010 WL 724193 (Conn. App. Ct. 2010) (liability for injuries to a horse while at vet clinic)
Modugno v. Colony Farms of Colchester, Inc., 954 A.2d 270 (Conn. App. Ct. 2008) (liability for patron tripping at farm stand) Text | Summary
Dow-West Brook, Inc. v. Candlewood Equine, No. CV064004668S, 2008 WL 2252589 (Conn. Super. Ct. May 14, 2008) (negligent boarding of a horse)
Reardon v. Windswept Farm, LLC, 905 A.2d 1156 (Conn. 2006) (release signed by horse rider) Text
Kolodziej v. Durham Agricultural Fair Ass'n, Inc., 901 A.2d 1242 (Conn. App. Ct. 2006) (duty of care owed to fair visitors) Text
Malloy v. Town of Colchester, 858 A.2d 813 (Conn. App. Ct. 2004) (duty of care with roaming livestock) Text
Pestey v. Cushman, 788 A.2d 496 (Conn. 2002) (private nuisance) Text | Summary
Pestey v. Cushman, 1994 WL 720359 (Conn. Super. Ct. 1994) (action against dairy farmers, including nuisance claim)
Wilkinson v. Inland Wetlands & Watercourses Comm'n of Town of Killingworth, 586 A.2d 631 (Conn. App. Ct. 1991) (dispute over permit to conduct certain activities in a wetlands area) Text
DELAWARE
Higgins v. Walls, 901 A.2d 122 (Del. Super. Ct. 2005) (public recreation statute) Text
FLORIDA
Fla. Power & Light Co. v. Morris, 944 So.2d 407 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006) (livestock license imposed no duty to maintain fences) Text
Fisel v. Wynns, 667 So. 2d 761 (Fla. 1996) (suit against owner of cow strayed onto road through open gate) Text
Robins v. Walter, 670 So. 2d 971 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995) (action to enjoin from operating bed and breakfast) Text
Dyals v. Hodges, 659 So. 2d 482 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995) (wrongful death action) Text
Pasco County v. Tampa Farm Serv., Inc., 573 So. 2d 909 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990) (waste disposal, right to farm) Text
GEORGIA
Burns v. Leap, 645 S.E.2d 751 (Ga. Ct. App. 2007) (vicious propensity of horse) Text
Gibson v. Huffman, 540 S.E.2d 222 (Ga. Ct. App. 2000) (alleged violation of restrictive covenant by residential development) Text
Bridges Farm, Inc. v. Blue, 472 S.E.2d 465 (Ga. Ct. App. 1996), aff'd in part, rev'd in part sub nom., Bridges Farms, Inc. v. Blue, 480 S.E.2d 598 (Ga. 1997) and vacated, 488 S.E.2d 130 (Ga. Ct. App. 1997) (farm visitor's action for injuries against farm owner) Text
Smoky, Inc. v. McCray, 396 S.E.2d 794 (Ga. Ct. App. 1990) (negligence action against ranch) Text
Holbrook v. Davison, 375 S.E.2d 840 (Ga. 1989) (alleged violation of restrictive covenants by using lots to maintain cows and horses) Text
IDAHO
McAnally v. Bonjac, Inc., 50 P.3d 983 (Idaho 2002) (jurisdiction) Text | Summary
Bramwell v. S. Rigby Canal Co., 39 P.3d 588 (Idaho 2001) (negligence action against canal operator) Text
Crea v. Crea, 16 P.3d 922 (Idaho 2000) (determination that expanded farrow-to-finish hog operation was private nuisance) Text
Stott By & Through Dougall v. Finney, 950 P.2d 709 (Idaho 1997) (alleged failure of earthen dam constructed to provide wildlife habitat) Text
Powell v. Sellers, 937 P.2d 434 (Idaho Ct. App. 1997) (dispute over terms of stipulation concerning drainage ditch between landowners) Text
ILLINOIS
Beggs v. Griffith, 913 N.E.2d 1230 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009) (damages for injuries caused by horses stabled on property) Text
Halpin v. Schultz, 917 N.E.2d 436 (Ill. 2009) (liability for damages to crops in repairing drainage tile) Text
Halpin v. Schultz, 887 N.E.2d 811 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008) (asking for right to enter to repair drainage) Text
File v. Duewer, 869 N.E.2d 432 (Ill. App. Ct. 2007) (state animal control act) Text
Morris ex rel. Morris v. Williams, 834 N.E.2d 622 (Ill. App. Ct. 2005) (duty owed to trespassers) Text
Kleiss v. Bozdech, 811 N.E.2d 330 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004) (herbicide drift) Text
Bogner v. Villiger, 796 N.E.2d 679 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003) (injunction to prevent operation of irrigation equipment in cemetery) Text | Summary
Geddes v. Mill Creek Country Club, Inc., 751 N.E.2d 1150 (Ill. 2001) (trespass and private nuisance claim against owner of golf course) Text
Douglass v. Dolan, 675 N.E.2d 1012 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997) (alleged negligence and violation of the Domestic Animals Running at Large Act) Text
Snyder v. Olmstead, 634 N.E.2d 756 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994) (no immunity to landowner who invited private guests onto property) Text
Phillips v. Cmty. Ctr. Found. & Children's Farm, 606 N.E.2d 447 (Ill. App. Ct. 1992) (personal injury action against owner of educational farm) Text
Hutchings v. Bauer, 571 N.E.2d 169 (Ill. App. Ct. 1991) rev'd, 599 N.E.2d 934 (Ill. 1992) (landowner's duty of care to motorcyclist who collided with barrier) Text
Lane v. Titchenel, 562 N.E.2d 1194 (Ill. App. Ct. 1990 (defining recreational purposes, landowner's immunity) Text
Hart v. Meredith, 553 N.E.2d 782 (Ill. App. Ct. 1990) (landowner's strict liability under fence law) Text
Mitchell v. Waddell, 544 N.E.2d 1261 (Ill. App. Ct. 1989) (recreational user's action to recover for injuries) Text
INDIANA
Rocky River Farms, Inc. v. Porter, 925 N.E.2d 496 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (equestrian center employees not agricultural employees for the purpose of workers' compensation) Text
Pardue v. Perdue Farms Inc., 925 N.E.2d 482 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (nuisance action against turkey growers over contaminated groundwater) Text
Guillaume v. Hall Farms, Inc., No. 42A01-0904-CV-163, 2009 WL 252589 (Table) (Ind. Ct. App. Aug. 19, 2009) (vicarious liability of company; persons not employees)
Long v. IVC Indus. Coatings, Inc., 908 N.E.2d 697 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (claim of negligence by neighbor causing sediment to run into a farm pond) Text
Capps v. Abbott, 897 N.E.2d 984 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008) (adverse possession by farm fence) Text
Rhodes v. Wright, 805 N.E.2d 382 (Ind. 2004) (duty of care owed a business invitee) Text
Smith v. Baxter, 796 N.E.2d 242 (Ind. 2003) (duty to warn invitee) Text
Cunningham v. Bakker Produce, Inc., 712 N.E.2d 1002 (Ind. Ct. App. 1999) (suit for injuries to child against landowner) Text
Campbell v. Spade, 617 N.E.2d 580 (Ind. Ct. App. 1993) (action to prevent landowner from using driveway due to restrictive covenant) Text
Forrest v. Gilley, 570 N.E.2d 934 (Ind. Ct. App. 1991) (personal injury suit against horse owner) Text
Kidd v. Davis, 485 N.E.2d 156 (Ind. Ct. App. 1985) (holding that landowners owed no special duty to licensee) Text
IOWA
Gannon v. Rumbaugh, 772 N.W.2d 258 (Iowa Ct. App. July 2, 2009) (flooding neighbors' property; lowering a levee) Text
Zimmer v. Vander Waal, No. 08-0662, 2009 WL 606465 (Iowa Ct. App. Mar. 11, 2009) (tractor with a trailer not a "motor vehicle" under state law)
Tetzlaff v. Camp, 715 N.W.2d 256 (Iowa 2006) (liability of landlord for tenant's nuisance) Text
Klobnak v. Wildwood Hills, Inc., 688 N.W.2d 799 (Iowa 2004) (duty of care for roaming livestock) Text
State ex rel. Miller v. DeCoster, 596 N.W.2d 898 (Iowa 1999) (alleged violation of water pollution and animal control requirements) Text
Gravert v. Nebergall, 539 N.W.2d 184 (Iowa 1995) (dispute over construction and maintenance of a partition fence) Text
Scott v. Wright, 486 N.W.2d 40 (Iowa 1992) (suit on a theory of vicarious liability for negligent operation of tractor) Text
Peterson v. Schwertley, 460 N.W.2d 469 (Iowa 1990) (landowner's immunity from trespasser's injuries claim) Text
KANSAS
Wrinkle v. Norman, No. 103,373, 2010 WL 4539371 (Kan. Ct. App. Nov. 12, 2010) (owner of animals is required to use reasonable care to confine animals)
Herrell v. Nat'l Beef Packing Co., 202 P.3d 691 (Kan. Ct. App. 2009) (premise liability for injuries caused to subcontractor's employee) Text
Lambert v. Cromer, 184 P.3d 993, 2008 WL 2370076 (Kan. Ct. App. 2008) (judge's use of specialized fencing knowledge)
Spain v. Schroeder, 98 P.3d 303, 2004 WL 2238770 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004) (duty of care in livestock escape)
Norton Farms, Inc. v. Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 91 P.3d 1239 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004) (negligent construction of concrete bag ramps) Text
Kaplan v. Bd. of County Comm'rs, Johnson County, 3 P.3d 1270 (Kan. 2000) (landowner's costs of erecting fences) Text
Koger v. Ferrin, 926 P.2d 680 (Kan. Ct. App. 1996) (denying claim for strict liability for failing to prevent spread of fire) Text
Walborn v. Stockman, 706 P.2d 465 (Kan. Ct. App. 1985) (finding no failure to exercise due care in keeping livestock enclosed) Text
Finlay v. Finlay, 856 P.2d 183 (Kan. Ct. App. 1993) (nuisance claim against cattle feeding operation) Text
KENTUCKY
Moore v. Stills, 307 S.W.3d 71 (Ky. 2010) (recreational use statute barred adverse possession claim) Text
Wright v. R&M Fence & Constr., Nos. 2007-CA-001000-MR, 2007-CA-001014-MR, 2009 WL 1347289 (Ky. Ct. App. May 15, 2009) (tree remover's actions not foreseeable cause of horses death)
Johnson v. Patterson, No. 2007-CA-000884-MR, 2008 WL 746703 (Ky. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2008) (reversing directed verdict for landowner in escaped livestock case)
Loveless v. Ringstaff, No. 2005-CA-000860-MR, 2007 WL 2142265 (Ky. Ct. App. July 27, 2007) (duty of care owed to licensee)
Barrister Farm, LLC v. Upson Downs Farms, LLC, No. 2004-CA-002651-MR, 2006 WL 319344 (Ky. Ct. App. Feb. 10, 2006) (landowner negligence in barn fire)
Baker v. McIntosh, 132 S.W.3d 230 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004) (duty of care not breached for licensee) Text
N. Hardin Developers, Inc. v. Corkran by Corkran, 839 S.W.2d 258 (Ky. 1992) (holding that livestock without dangerous propensities did not constitute a foreseeable risk of harm) Text
Coursey v. Westvaco Corp., 790 S.W.2d 229 (Ky. 1990) (application of the recreational use statute) Text
LOUISIANA
Schysm v. Boyd, 47 So.3d 977 (La. Ct. App. 2010) (liability for loose horse on roadway) Text
Schysm v. Boyd, No. 45,336-CA, 2010 WL 3213679 (La. Ct. App. Aug 16, 2010) (motorist strikes horse on road)
Everett v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., --- So.3d ---, 2010 WL 1170202 (La. Ct. App. 2010) (damages from horseback riding accident)
Ables v. Minvielle, 22 So.3d 1129 (La. Ct. App. 2009) (landowner's liability in death of four-wheeler rider) Text
Carter v. Loyd, No. 08-529, 2008 5401447 (La. Ct. App. Dec. 30, 2008) (no proof that defendants' horse caused accident)
Hamel's Farm, L.L.C. v. Muslow, 988 So.2d 882 (La. Ct. App. 2008) (ownership of lakebed) Text | Summary
Kovac v. Spraymax, Inc., 911 So.2d 934 (La. Ct. App. 2005) (pesticide drift) Text | Summary
Honeycutt v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 890 So.2d 756 (La. Ct. App. 2004) (res ipsa loquitur in roaming animal case) Text
Racca v. St. Mary Sugar Coop., Inc., 872 So.2d 1117 (La. Ct. App. 2004) (negligence action) Text | Summary
Buller v. Am. Nat'l Prop. & Cas. Cos., 838 So.2d 67 (La. Ct. App. 2003) (liability for roaming animals) Text
LaBlanc v. Hayes, 827 So.2d 611 (La. Ct. App. 2002) (recreational use statute) Text | Summary
Pillow v. Entergy Corp., 828 So.2d 83 (La. Ct. App. 2002) (duty owed by electric company in horse death) Text
Cooper v. Cooper, 786 So. 2d 240 (La. Ct. App. 2001) (holding that landowner was immunized from liability by recreational use statute) Text
Domingue v. Stanley, 784 So. 2d 844 (La. Ct. App. 2001) (landowners' immunity under recreational use statutes) Text
Johnson v. City of Morgan City, 787 So. 2d 326 (La. Ct. App. 2000) (immunity under recreational use statutes) Text
Naquin v. Louisiana Power & Light Co., 768 So. 2d 605 (La. Ct. App. 2000) (action for damages against landowner) Text
Reed v. Employers Mut. Cas. Co., 741 So. 2d 1285 (La. Ct. App. 1999) (hunting club officer's immunity under recreational use statutes) Text
Bradford v. Kaster, 732 So. 2d 827 (La. Ct. App. 1999) (action for damages against owner of pastureland and horse owner) Text
Ebarb v. Guinn Bros., Inc., 728 So. 2d 487 (La. Ct. App. 1999) (action to recover damages; duty to warn) Text
Taylor v. Moseley, 698 So. 2d 3 (La. Ct. App. 1997) (finding no landowners' strict liability for worker's death) Text
Ebarb v. Guinn Bros., Inc., 691 So. 2d 228 (La. Ct. App. 1997) (no duty to warn) Text
Florice v. Brown, 679 So. 2d 501 (La. Ct. App. 1996) (injuries in horseback riding accident) Text
Ward v. Hermitage Ins. Co., 671 So. 2d 1229 (La. Ct. App. 1996) (suit against hunting club) Text
Dear v. Crosby Chemicals, Inc., 670 So. 2d 775 (La. Ct. App. 1996) (landowner's protection under recreational use statutes) Text
Matherne v. Cheramie, 664 So. 2d 130 (La. Ct. App. 1995) (immunity under recreational use statute) Text
Lewis v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 654 So. 2d 883 (La. Ct. App. 1995) (action against fishing camp's owner) Text
Johnson v. Lloyd's of London, 653 So. 2d 226 (La. Ct. App. 1995) (hunting club was "owner" rather that user) Text
Cornish v. State, Dep't. of Transp. & Dev., 647 So. 2d 1170 (La. Ct. App. 1994) (action against Department of Transportation and Development and owners of cattle guard) >Text
Willis v. Lecompte, 640 So. 2d 304 (La. Ct. App. 1994) (landowners were not liable for damages caused by lessee's horse) Text
Ourso v. Grimm, 630 So. 2d 963 (La. Ct. App. 1994) (violation of state "stock law") Text
O'Quinn v. Power House Services, Inc., 633 So. 2d 707 (La. Ct. App. 1993) (negligence claim against landowner) Text
Dartez v. W. World Ins. Co., Inc., 569 So. 2d 1089 (La. Ct. App. 1990) (action against hunting club) Text
Castille v. Chaisson, 544 So. 2d 670 (La. Ct. App. 1989) (recreational use immunity, no duty to warn) Text
Varnado v. Sanders, 477 So. 2d 1205 (La. Ct. App. 1985) (action recover against owner and operator of dairy farm) Text
MAINE
Dickinson v. Clark, 767 A.2d 303 (Me. 2001) (recreational use statute did not apply to claim for negligent supervision of machinery) Text
MARYLAND
Matthews v. Amberwood Associates Ltd. P'ship, Inc., 719 A.2d 119 (Md. 1998) (breach of duty to social guest) Text
Briscoe v. Graybeal, 622 A.2d 805 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1993) (alleged strict liability claim against horse owner) Text
Pahanish v. W. Trails, Inc., 517 A.2d 1122 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1986) (negligence action against owner of riding stable) Text
MASSACHUSETTS
MacFadyen v. Maki, 876 N.E.2d 437 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007) (failure to warn at tree farm) Text
Krasnecky v. Meffen, 777 N.E.2d 1286 (Mass. App. Ct. 2002) (trespass by neighbors dogs) Text
Powers v. Mukpo, 97-4891, 1999 WL 818062 (Mass. Super. Sept. 27, 1999) (personal injuries action by horseback rider)
MICHIGAN
Paqura v. Dep't of Envtl. Quality, Nos. 286574, 291265, 2010 WL 624893 (Mich. Ct. App. Feb. 23, 2010) (removal of farm pond dam)
Schaendorf v. Consumer Energy Co., No. 281001, 2009 WL 563904 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 5, 2009) (evidence of exposure to stray voltage)
Wertz v. Schaper, No. 282721, 2009 WL 187573 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 27, 2009) (wrongful death suit) Summary
Bragan ex rel. Bragan v. Symanzik, 687 N.W.2d 881 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004) (duty of care owed to child invitee) Text
DeShambo v. Nielsen, 684 N.W.2d 332 (Mich. 2004) (independent contractor liability) Text | Summary
Travis v. Preston, 643 N.W.2d 235 (Mich. Ct. App. 2002) (zoning law; right to farm) Text | Summary
Steffens v. Keeler, 503 N.W.2d 675 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993) (holding that pig farmers were protected by Right to Farm Act from nuisance claims) Text
Ellsworth v. Highland Lakes Dev. Associates, 498 N.W.2d 5 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993) (landowner's immunity under recreational land use statute) Text
Cypret v. Lea, 433 N.W.2d 413 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988) (recreational land use act does not apply to lands with artificial conditions) Text
Wymer v. Holmes, 412 N.W.2d 213 (Mich. 1987) overruled by Neal v. Wilkes, 685 N.W.2d 648 (Mich. 2004) (alleged negligence, attractive nuisance, and failure to warn of pond's claimed dangers) Text
Witbeck v. Bill Cody's Ranch Inn, 411 N.W.2d 439 (Mich. 1987) (personal injury action against dude ranch) Text
MINNESOTA
Siewert v. N. States Power Co., 757 N.W.2d 909 (Minn. Ct. App. 2008) (damages to dairy cattle from stray voltage) Text
Balen v. Peltier, No. A05-787, 2006 WL 163518 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 18, 2006) (duty of care owed to social guest)
Anderson v. State of Minn., Dep't of Natural Res., 693 N.W.2d 181 (Minn. 2005) (duty of care for trespassing animals) Text | Summary
Habeck v. Ouverson, 669 N.W.2d 907 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003) (recreational statute immunity; child-trespasser standard of care) Text
Wendinger v. Forst Farms, Inc., 662 N.W.2d 546 (Minn. Ct. App. 2003) (nuisance and trespass) Text | Summary
Pike v. Nesset, No. C7-02-1882, 2003 WL 21060862 (Minn. Ct. App. May 13, 2003) (reasonable duty to protect from foreseeable injury)
In re Petition of Bailey, 626 N.W.2d 190 (Minn. Ct. App. 2001) (landowner's contribution to cost of building fence) Text
Wickoren v. Ranch, C9-92-2528, 1993 WL 173862 (Minn. Ct. App. May 25, 1993) (horseback rider's action against ranch)
MISSISSIPPI
Dillion v. Greenbriar Digging Serv., Ltd., 919 So.2d 172 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005) (liability for open trench) Text
McMillan v. Rodriguez, 823 So.2d 1173 (Miss. 2002) (landowner liability for roaming bull) Text
Harris v. Penn, 798 So. 2d 544 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001) (failure to prove negligence to maintain fence) Text
Barrett v. Parker, 757 So. 2d 182 (Miss. 2000) (personal injury action against owner of cow) Text
MISSOURI
Watson v. Mense, No. WD 69255, 2009 Mo. App. LEXIS 1715 (Mo. Ct. App. Dec. 16, 2008) (trespass damages by adverse possession)
State ex rel. Young v. Wood, 254 S.W.3d 871 (Mo. 2008) (recreational use statute; no liability in wrongful death) Text
Humphrey v. Glenn, 167 S.W.3d 680 (Mo. 2005) (duty of reasonable care to warn trespassers) Text
Duren v. Kunkel, 814 S.W.2d 935 (Mo. 1991) (failure to establish strict liability) Text
MONTANA
Tally Bissell Neighbors, Inc. v. Eyrie Shotgun Ranch, LLC, --- P.3d ---, 2010 MT 63 (Mont. 2010) (private nuisance created by shooting range)
Peterson v. Eichhorn, 2008 MT 250 (Mont. 2008) (liability for abnormally dangerous domestic animal) Text
King v. Van Setten, No. 03-013, 2004 MT 171N, 2004 WL 1447736 (Mont. June 29, 2004) (irrigation flooding) Summary
Madrid v. Fifth Judicial Dist. Court, 60 P.3d 438 (Mont. 2002) (strict liability) Text | Summary
Madrid v. Zenchiku Land & Livestock, 51 P.3d 1137 (Mont. 2002) (strict liability for trespassing livestock) Text
Wells v. Young, 47 P.3d 809 (Mont. 2002) (nuisance and trespass) Text | Summary
Gaudreau v. Clinton Irrigation Dist., 30 P.3d 1070 (Mont. 2001) (action against irrigation district) Text
Larson-Murphy v. Steiner, 15 P.3d 1205 (Mont. 2001) (action against livestock owners and landowners who leased property to livestock owners) Text
Weitz v. Montana Dep't of Natural Res. & Conservation, 943 P.2d 990 (Mont. 1997) (alleged violation of recreational use act) Text
Schaubel v. Iversen, 848 P.2d 489 (Mont. 1993) (negligence action regarding overflow of drainage ditch) Text
NEBRASKA
Bihuniak v. Roberta Corrigan Farm, 757 N.W.2d 725 (Neb. Ct. App. 2008) (no liability for increased water flow on lower stream landowners) Text | Summary
Spomer v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc., No. A-01-1254, 2003 WL 21383261 (Neb. Ct. App. June 17, 2003) (res ipsa loquitur not allowed in cow trampling case)
McClure v. Forsman, 662 N.W.2d 566 (Neb. 2003) (negligent operation of irrigation system) Text
Soukop v. ConAgra, Inc., 653 N.W.2d 655 (Neb. 2002) (right to farm) Text | Summary
Sjuts v. Granville Cemetery Ass'n, 719 N.W.2d 236 (Neb. 2006) (no prescriptive easement across cemetery) Text | Summary
Dykes v. Scotts Bluff County Agric. Soc., Inc., 617 N.W.2d 817 (Neb. 2000) (holding that viewing livestock at county fair is not "recreational purpose") Text
Brown v. Wilson, 567 N.W.2d 124 (Neb. 1997) (application of state recreation liability act) Text
Roberts v. Weber & Sons, Co., 533 N.W.2d 664 (Neb. 1995) (livestock owner's liability in escaped livestock case) Text
Holden By & Through Holden v. Schwer, 495 N.W.2d 269 (Neb. 1993) (landowner's protection under recreation liability act) Text
Grote v. Meyers Land & Cattle Co., 485 N.W.2d 748 (Neb. 1992) (action against ranch owner) Text
Hickman v. Hunkins, 509 N.W.2d 220 (Neb. Ct. App. 1992) (breaching dike and replacing culvert, causing flooding) Text
Tiede v. Loup Power Dist., 411 N.W.2d 312 (Neb. 1987) (no duty to warn of danger presented by power lines) Text
Hahn v. Weber & Sons Co., 390 N.W.2d 503 (Neb. 1986) (alleged negligent weed spraying on noncultivated tract of land) Text
Bohaty v. Briard, 361 N.W.2d 502 (Neb. 1985) (action to require landowners to remove earthen dam) Text
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wright v. Loon Mountain Recreation Corp., 663 A.2d 1340 (N.H. 1995) (rider's action for injuries against equestrian center) Text
NEW JERSEY
Stoffels v. Harmony Hill Farm, 912 A.2d 184 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2006) (liability in horse accident) Text
NEW MEXICO
Noriega v. Stahmann Farms, Inc., 827 P.2d 156 (N.M. Ct. App. 1992) (alleged failure to keep area adjacent to ditchbank in safe condition) Text
NEW YORK
Finnocchiaro v. Napolitano, 859 N.Y.S.2d 477 (N.Y. App. Div. 2008) (recreational use statute) Text
Farnham v. Meder, 45 A.D.3d 1315 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007) (no assumption of the risk) Text
Bard v. Jahnke, 848 N.E.2d 463 (N.Y. 2006) (no knowledge of vicious or violent propensities) Text
Stickles v. Fuller, 2 Misc.3d 954 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2004) (duty owed by landlord to tenant's employees) Text
Olson v. Brunner, 689 N.Y.S.2d 833 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999) (wrongful death action against landowner by survivors of hunter) Text
Schwartz v. Armand Erpf Estate, 255 A.D.2d 35 (N.Y. App. Div. 1999) (action for injuries against farm owners, and owners of horse) Text
Irish v. Deep Hollow Ltd., 251 A.D.2d 293 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998) (horseback rider's action against ranch) Text
Sauberan v. Ohl, 239 A.D.2d 891 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) (action for injuries sustained in hunting accident) Text
Rzeczkowski v. Kowalczik, 237 A.D.2d 342 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997) (dispute over immunity under recreational use statute) Text
Elbert v. J.F.V. Enter. Co., 234 A.D.2d 413 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996) (denying horseback rider's action to recover for personal injuries) Text
Gough by Rousseau v. County of Dutchess, 638 N.Y.S.2d 290 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1996) (duty to keep premises safe for hiking) Text
Wardrop v. Koerner, 208 A.D.2d 1147 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994) (action to recover for injuries against landowner) Text
Morrelli v. Giordano, 206 A.D.2d 464 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994) (denying personal injury claim against owner of corral) Text
Valenti v. Lara, 613 N.Y.S.2d 221 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994) (alleging farmer's negligence in allowing irrigation runoff to accumulate on roadway) Text
Farnham v. Kittinger, 634 N.E.2d 162 (N.Y. 1994) (action for injuries against landowners) Text
Jarvis v. Eastman, 202 A.D.2d 826 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994) (denying negligence action against barn owners) Text
Pulis v. T.H. Kinsella, Inc., 593 N.Y.S.2d 959 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1993)aff'd, 614 N.Y.S.2d 949 (N.Y. App. Div. 1994) (dispute over landowner's immunity for injuries) Text
Reid by Reid v. Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., 189 A.D.2d 954 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993) (farm owner's immunity) Text
Testani v. Northshore Equestrian Ctr., Inc., 595 N.Y.S.2d 653 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1992) (denying landowners protection under recreational use statute) Text
DiMaria v. Coordinated Ranches, Inc., 138 A.D.2d 445 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988) (action for personal injuries against dude ranch) Text
Klump v. Bowman, 117 A.D.2d 857 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986) (personal injury action against owner of "pick your own" apple farm) Text
Morell v. Peekskill Ranch, Inc., 476 N.E.2d 645 (N.Y. 1985) (personal injury action against dude ranch) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Clontz v. St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 578 S.E.2d 654 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003) (premise liability) Text
Parker v. Barefoot, 502 S.E.2d 42 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998) rev'd, 519 S.E.2d 315 (N.C. 1999) (nuisance claim against hog farmer) Text
Garrett v. Overman, 404 S.E.2d 882 (N.C. Ct. App. 1991) (action against owners of horse boarding stables) Text
NORTH DAKOTA
Minto Grain, LLC v. Tibert, 776 N.W.2d 549 (N.D. 2009) (damages for neighbors interfering with expansion plans of grain elevator) Text
Kappenman v. Klipfel, 765 N.W.2d 716 (N.D. 2009) (wrongful death on section line road; no recreation use statute immunity) Text
Hassan v. Brooks, 566 N.W.2d 822 (denying action for injuries and damages against cattle owner) Text
Bellemare v. Gateway Builders, Inc., 420 N.W.2d 733 (N.D. 1988) (tenant's action against landlord and contractor for injuries) Text
OHIO
Snyder v. Myers, 940 N.E.2d 615 (Ohio Ct. App. 2010) (danger of falling through hay drop in barn not reasonably discoverable by barn owner) Text
Brennan v. Schappacher, No. CA2008-09-231, 2009 WL 501639, 2009 -Ohio- 927 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 2, 2009) (injuries sustained during hayride; assumption of risk; negligent assumption of risk)
Getsy v. Eastham, No. 2008-T-0032, 2008 WL 5274850 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 16, 2008) (scope of recreational use statute) Summary
Rutkai v. Freeland, No. 24267, 2008 WL 5159030 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 10, 2008) (premise liability owed to invitee)
Merino v. Salem Hunting Club, No. 07 CO 16, 2008 WL 5124549 (Ohio Ct. App. Dec. 4, 2008) (claim of damages caused by neighboring landowner)
Moody v. Wiza, No. OT-07-005, 2007 WL 2897633 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 5, 2007) (permanent injunction from maintaining livestock in spite)
Aponte v. Castor, 802 N.E.2d 171 (Ohio Ct. App. 2003) (duty of care owed to licensee or trespasser; attractive nuisance) Text
Horsley v. Essman, 145 Ohio App. 3d 438, 2001-Ohio-2557, 763 N.E.2d 245 (duty of ordinary care to prevent livestock from escaping) Text
Williams v. Cook, 725 N.E.2d 339 (Ohio Ct. App. 1999) (duty of ordinary care) Text
Bainbridge v. Walnut Twp. Trustees, 18-CA-1994, 1994 WL 667984 (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 24, 1994) (landowner's share in partition fence)
Tanker v. N. Crest Equestrian Ctr., 621 N.E.2d 589 (Ohio Ct. App. 1993) ("release" agreement and liability for horseback rider's injuries) Text
Brand v. Marion Twp.Trustees, 90-CA-12, 1991 WL 156400 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 8, 1991) (dispute over construction of fence between landowners)
Rayner v. Lowe, 572 N.E.2d 245 (Ohio Ct. App. 1989) (finding no duty to fence land to protect it from trespassing animals) Text
OKLAHOMA
Lierly v. Tidewater Petroleum Corp., 139 P.3d 897 (Okla. 2006) (malicious prosecution) Text
Lohrenz v. Lane, 787 P.2d 1274 (Okla. 1990) (holding that pond was not an attractive nuisance) Text
OREGON
Coleman v. Or. Parks & Recreation Dep't ex rel. Oregon, 217 P.3d 651 (Or. 2009) (recreational use statute) Text
Worman v. Columbia County, 195 P.3d 414 (Or. Ct. App. 2008) (pesticide drift damage against county government) Text | Summary
Manderscheid v. Dutton, 88 P.3d 281 (Or. Ct. App. 2004) (adverse possession) Text | Summary
Odneal v. Arlint, 919 P.2d 508 (Or. Ct. App. 1996) (no failure to warn of dangerous condition on land) Text
PENNSYLVANIA
Murtha v. Joyce, 875 A.2d 1154 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2005) (recreational use statute) Text
Kinley v. Bierly, 876 A.2d 419 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2005) (knowledge of viciousness of animal) Text
Diffenderfer v. Staner, 722 A.2d 1103 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998) (negligence, nuisance, and strict liability claim against dairy farm owner) Text
Fogle v. Malvern Courts, Inc., 701 A.2d 265 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997) aff'd, 722 A.2d 680 (Pa. 1999) (landowner who does not keep livestock is not required to share cost of fence) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
Zoss v. Schaefers, 598 N.W.2d 550 (S.D. 1999) (livestock trespass action) Text
Reis v. Miller, 1996 SD 75, 550 N.W.2d 78 (challenging the constitutionality of statute allowing hunting, fishing and trapping on easements) Text
RHODE ISLAND
Johnston v. Poulin, 844 A.2d 707 (R.I. 2004) (strict liability for animals "at large") Text
SOUTH CAROLINA
Williams v. Smalls, 701 S.E.2d 772 (S.C. Ct. App. 2010) (negligence action by car driver against owner of cattle) Text
Williams v. Smalls, No. 4755, 2010 WL 4183837 (S.C. Ct. App. Oct. 20, 2010) (no strict liability for personal injuries suffered when automobile struck escaped livestock)
SOUTH DAKOTA
Alvine Family Ltd. P'ship v. Hagemann, 780 N.W.2d 507 (S.D. 2010) (trespass action because of manure washing onto adjoining property) Text
Alvine Family Ltd. P'ship v. Hagemann, --- N.W.2d ---, 2010 WL 970912 (S.D. 2010) (trespass from manure)
State Farm Auto Ins. Co. v. Gertsema, 778 N.W.2d 609 (S.D. 2010) (permission to drive ATV) Text
Luke v. Deal, 692 N.W.2d 165 (S.D. 2005) (duty to warn invitees of known, concealed dangers) Text
Collins v. Barker, 668 N.W.2d 548 (S.D. 2003) (independent contractor liability) Text | Summary
TENNESSEE
Ownby v. Tenn. Farmers Coop. Corp., No M2008-00878-COA-R3-CV, 2009 WL 1392574 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 18, 2009) (duty of care owed to a independent contractor's employee; premise liability)
Richardson v. Stacey, No. M2001-02167-COA-R3-CV, 2002 WL 1838154 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 13, 2002) (enjoining neighboring landowner from trespassing)
TEXAS
Davis v. Jordan, --- S.W.3d ---, 2010 WL 547088 (Tex. App. 2010) (pesticide drift liability)
Rose v. Ben C. Hebert Heirs, 305 S.W.3d 874 (Tex. App. 2010) (roaming livestock liability) Text
Britt v. Jones, No. 14-08-00331-CV, 2009 WL 30000822 (Tex. App. Sept. 22, 2009) (proximate cause; injuries sustained by cattle on the road)
Paselk v. Rabun, 293 S.W.3d 600 (Tex. App. 2009) (claims dairy caused the death of neighbors' horses) Text
Herring v. Haydon, No. 07-08-0360-CV, 2009 WL 1361654 (Tex. App. May 13, 2009) (wrongful death suit; no evidence caused by defective ladder)
Granillo v. McKinzie, No. 11-07-00241-CV, 2009 WL 262113 (Tex. App. Feb. 5, 2006) (vicarious liability)
Kennamer v. Estate of Noblitt, No. 01-08-00134-CV, 2009 WL 40024 (Tex. App. Jan. 8, 2009) (negligence claim; damages from wild cow)
Little v. Needham, 236 S.W.3d 328 (Tex. App. 2007) (state equine activity liability act) Text
Van Horne v. Harris, No. 2-06-183-CV, 2007 WL 865801 (Tex. App. March 22, 2007) (liability for animals at large)
Holubec v. Brandenberger, 214 S.W.3d 650 (Tex. App. 2006) (nuisance; right to farm) Text
Gamble v. Peyton, 182 S.W.3d 1 (Tex. App. 2005) (state equine activities liability act) Text
Pierce v. Holiday, 155 S.W.3d 676 (Tex. App. 2005) (duty of care owed invitees) Text
Holubec v. Brandenberger, 111 S.W.3d 32 (Tex. 2003) (nuisance; right to farm) Text | Summary
Goode v. Bauer, 109 S.W.3d 788 (Tex. App. 2003) (negligence per se with roaming animals) Text
Lee v. Huntsville Livestock Serv., Inc., No. 14-02-00182-CV, 2003 WL 1738418 (Tex. App. Apr. 3, 2003) (no res ipsa loquitur with escaped livestock)
Hicks v. Lee, No. 04-02-00049-CV, 2003 WL 1090599 (Tex. App. Mar. 12, 2003) (no trespass by roaming animals)
Johnson v. Smith, 88 S.W.3d 729 (Tex. App. 2002) (equine activity to fall under equine activities statute) Text
Nugent v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 30 S.W.3d 562 (Tex. App. 2000) (action against neighboring landowners following dumping of chicken waste) Text
Straitway Transp., Inc. v. Mundorf, 6 S.W.3d 734 (Tex. App. 1999) (negligence action against rancher who kept calves) Text
Gibbs v. Jackson, 959 S.W.2d 668 (Tex. App. 1997) rev'd, 990 S.W.2d 745 (Tex. 1999) (duty to keep livestock from roaming at large) Text
McMillan v. Parker, 910 S.W.2d 616 (Tex. App. 1995) (state recreational-use statute does not apply to social guest) Text
Lipton v. Wilhite, 902 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. App. 1995) (social guest's negligence action against landowner) Text
Smith v. Andrews, 832 S.W.2d 395 (Tex. App. 1992) (no duty to warn visitor that horses may kick) Text
Hollingsworth v. King, 810 S.W.2d 772 (Tex. App. 1991) writ denied, 816 S.W.2d 340 (Tex. 1991) (action to recover damages against horse owners) Text
Gray v. Davis, 792 S.W.2d 856 (Tex. App. 1990) (action to recover for injuries sustained as result of escape stallions) Text
UTAH
Perrine v. Kennecott Min. Corp., 911 P.2d 1290 (Utah 1996) (denying protection to landlord; defining "public") Text
Whipple v. Am. Fork Irr. Co., 910 P.2d 1218 (Utah 1996) (wrongful death action against landowner) Text
Golding v. Ashley Cent. Irr. Co., 902 P.2d 142 (Utah 1995) (wrongful death suit against canal owner) Text
Cornia v. Wilcox, 898 P.2d 1379 (Utah 1995) (action for damages for trespassing livestock) Text
Smurthwaite v. Painter, 755 P.2d 753 (Utah Ct. App. 1988) (action against landowner to recover for loss of animals) Text
VERMONT
Zukatis by Zukatis v. Perry, 682 A.2d 964 (Vt. 1996) (trespasser's personal injury action against landowner) Text
VIRGINIA
Bd. of Sup'rs of Rockingham County v. Stickley, 556 S.E.2d 748 (Va. 2002) (raising wild birds not allowed) Text | Summary
Rowe v. Holly Hill Farm Corp., 19 Va. Cir. 344 (Va. Cir. Ct. 1990) rev'd, 404 S.E.2d 48 (Va. 1991) (landowner's contribution to cost of fencing) Text (for 404 S.E.2d 48)
WASHINGTON
Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Foundation, 241 P.3d 1256 (Wash. 2010) (lessee liability for physical damage to leasehold) Text
Ruiz v. Washington, 225 P.3d 458 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010) (immunity under Forest Practices Act)
Hickle v. Whitney Farms, Inc., 64 P.3d 1244 (Wash. 2003) (hazardous wastes on farmland) Text | Summary
Trevino v. Pacificorp, 109 Wash. App. 1053 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001) (landowner immunity under recreational use statute)
City of Benton City v. Adrian, 748 P.2d 679 (Wash. Ct. App. 1988) (suit arising out of discharge of excess irrigation water) Text
WISCONSIN
Bickford Farms, Inc. v. Alliant Energy Corp., No. 2009AP1323-FT, 2009 WL 2882825 (Sept. 10, 2009) (stray voltage)
Heritage Farms, Inc. v. Markel Ins. Co., 762 N.W.2d 652 (Wis. 2009) (upholding statute awarding double damages for fire set under set circumstances) Text | Summary
Gumz v. N. States Power Co., 742 N.W.2d 271 (Wis. 2007) (stray voltage) Text
Bryhan v. Pink, 718 N.W.2d 112 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006) (damages for trespassing cattle) Text
Johnson v. Nat'l Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford, 562 N.W.2d 927 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997) (injuries action, defining "owner" under recreational immunity law)
Verdoljak v. Mosinee Paper Corp., 547 N.W.2d 602 (Wis. 1996) (landowner's limited liability for an injury) Text
Sievert v. Am. Family Mut. Ins. Co., 528 N.W.2d 413 (Wis. 1995) (walking on dock to greet neighbor is not "recreational activity") Text
Hudson v. Janesville Conservation Club, 484 N.W.2d 132 (Wis. 1992) (immunity from liability for injuries caused by wild animal) Text
Lee v. Elk Rod & Gun Club, Inc., 473 N.W.2d 581 (Wis. Ct. App. 1991) (personal injuries action against hunting and fishing club) Text
Hall v. Turtle Lake Lions Club, 431 N.W.2d 696 (Wis. Ct. App. 1988) (injuries sustained during agricultural fair, definition of "owner") Text
White v. Leeder, 424 N.W.2d 722 (Wis. Ct. App. 1988) rev'd, 440 N.W.2d 557 (Wis. 1989) (herdsman's action to recover for injuries sustained when bull butted him) Text
WYOMING
Long v. Daly, 156 P.3d 994 (Wyo. 2007) (duty of care in maintaining fences) Text
Foote v. Simek, 139 P.3d 455 (Wyo. 2006) (recreational ranch owner's duty of care to employee) Text
Reed v. Cloninger, 131 P.3d 359 (Wyo. 2006) (irrigation flooding) Text
White v. Allen, 115 P.3d 8 (Wyo. 2005) (enjoining servient estate holder from placing gates on cattle guard) Text
Dorsett v. Moore, 61 P.3d 1221 (Wyo. 2003) (liability for fence repairs) Text | Summary
Andersen v. Two Dot Ranch, Inc., 49 P.3d 1011 (Wyo. 2002) (duty of care for open range cattle) Text
Halpern v. Wheeldon, 890 P.2d 562 (Wyo. 1995) (liability under recreation safety act) Text
Haderlie v. Sondgeroth, 866 P.2d 703 (Wyo. 1993) (personal injury action) Text