Pulse v. Northwest Farm Bureau Insurance

Plaintiffs appeal from an order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment. There are times when appellate court opinions create lawsuits; this may be one such instance.

According to a stipulated factual statement on appeal, the plaintiffs were sued after their cattle broke through the neighbors' fence and damaged the neighbors' miniature golf course. The plaintiffs, represented by their own counsel, defended. The matter was tried to the court, which rendered an oral opinion granting the neighbors damages in the amount of $2,953.79. Negotiations thereafter resulted in entry of a judgment…