Conant v. Whitney

OPINION

NOYES, Judge.

A black bull owned by Defendant Whitney was in the road near Saguaro Lake one night and caused a two-motorcycle crash in which Plaintiffs John and Ann Conant' were injured. The Conants’ lawsuit alleged that Whitney was negligent, in part, because the bull had escaped from a pasture in which Whitney was not allowed to have bulls. Whitney leased this pasture from the Forest Service and his grazing permit specified that it was to be a “no bulls” pasture. Prior to trial, Whitney stipulated that the grazing permit documents could be admitted into evidence. During jury…