Nelson v. Holdaway Land & Cattle Co.

WALTERS, Chief Judge.

Cattle belonging to the defendant, Holdaway Land and Cattle Company (Holdaway) trespassed onto the agricultural lands of Grover Nelson. Nelson captured the cattle and cared for them until they were returned to Holdaway. In a prior appeal, this case was remanded to the district court *1036with directions to award Nelson nominal damages for the trespass, to make specific findings regarding the reasonable costs incurred by Nelson in caring for the livestock, and then to award Nelson those costs. Nelson v. Holdaway Land and Cattle Company, 107 Idaho 550, 691 P.2d 796 (Ct. App.…