Odenwalt v. Zaring

BAKES, Justice.

Defendant Bannock Creek Stockmen’s Association is composed entirely of Indian members. The association grazes both Indian and non-Indian owned livestock on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation. The non-Indian owners pay a fee for this service. In February, 1971, defendant Don Zaring entered into a contract with the association pursuant to which the association agreed to herd 200 head of Zaring’s cattle on the reservation.

In October of 1971 some of the cattle wandered through inadequate fencing onto an interstate highway. There plaintiff John Odenwalt’s pickup collided with one of…