Ekwortzel v. Parker

Appeal from the district court of the thirteenth judicial district, county of Stillwater.

The plaintiff, William Ekwortzel, operates and resides on a cattle ranch near Nye, Montana, approximately 80 miles, from Billings, Montana. Defendant David Parker, is a nonresident owner of a ranch and acreage approximately two. miles distant from plaintiff’s ranch. Defendant keeps burros', and one mule on his ranch. The parties have legal fences, but the mule was difficult to contain and escaped defendant’s enclosure entering upon the plaintiff’s land. While plaintiff was attempting to remove the mule,…