Pride of San Juan, Inc. v. Pratt

OPINION

NORRIS, Judge.

¶ 1 The issue in this appeal is whether the application of pesticides from an airplane— “crop dusting” — is still an inherently dangerous activity in light of technological advances after this issue was first addressed by our supreme court in 1933. We hold, under the facts of this case, that crop dusting is still an inherently dangerous activity.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 Loren Pratt, doing business as Loren Pratt Farms (“Pratt”), planted a 15-aere field of broccoli in Wellton, Arizona, in 2003. On an adjacent field, Pride of San Juan, Inc. (“San Juan”), owned mixed…