Opinion ID: 2617670
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Safari

Text: After various extensions on the livestock option contract and after it became apparent to Sprouse that Wentz would be unable to exercise the option, Sprouse decided to take possession of the livestock which was in Wentz's possession at the Nevada ranch pursuant to the parties' earlier agreement by which Wentz took over operation of the ranch. Sprouse repossessed the livestock by self-help with what the parties refer to as a safari. Sprouse gathered a number of men and trucks, and, as the district court put it, Sprouse and his men swarmed down on Wentz's home in a fashion and with numbers sufficient to intimidate their victim... . They herded the livestock to a neighboring farm; however, Sprouse later returned the livestock to Wentz's care.