Baxter v. City of Preston

BISTLINE, Justice.

This is a zoning case. Prior to 1984, defendant Thayne Corbridge allowed about 20 head of cattle to graze on two abutting parcels of his land. The parcels are separated by a concrete drainage ditch. Cor-bridge would farm the western parcel, and once harvested, the cattle would graze on both. Prior to 1984, the cattle were not fed hay or silage on the parcels, nor were they stored there through the winter. In 1984 Corbridge constructed a portable manger and a shed on the eastern property. Manure accumulated. He hauled hay to the cattle and kept them on the premises throughout…