Western Stockgrowers Ass'n v. Edwards

PERRY, Judge.

In this case we are asked to review the district court’s entry of a directed verdict in favor of the defendants. After reviewing the plaintiffs evidence presented at the jury trial, we affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

On August 7, 1990, a grass fire started on Bureau of Land Management land south of Twin Falls. The fire burned several thousand acres and damaged a number of fences owned by the Western Stockgrowers Association (the Association). The fences were erected and maintained by the Association for range management, pursuant to permits its members hold to graze cattle. Calvin…