Williams v. Selstad

This appeal arises from a grant of summary judgment in the District Court of the Thirteenth Judicial District, Yellowstone County, Montana. A motorist was injured when a horse ran onto the county highway located within a herd district. The lower court held these livestock owners owed no duty to the appellants as a matter of law. We affirm.

Appellants allege Victoria Williams was driving on 12-Mile Road near Shepherd, Montana, when a horse owned by the respondents ran onto the highway. In her attempt to avoid the horse, Victoria lost control of her vehicle and was injured. The parties have…