Moreland v. Adams

TROUT, Justice.

This case arises from a wrongful death action and addresses the definition of “open range” under Idaho Code section 25-2118. Plaintiffs, the family of the decedent, appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants Royce and Randy Adams, whom the court found were entitled to immunity for cattle running on open range.

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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 19, 2004, Rodney Moreland was riding a motorcycle down 4 Mile North Road in Lincoln County, Idaho. While corrals and fencing appeared in some areas on the land alongside the road, signs posted around the area…