Court Opinion

ID: 9551492
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 18:54:23.985268+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:24:01.231725
License: Public Domain

*171Hunter, J.
(concurring) — I concur. Under the facts of this case the owner of the land had permitted horses to be pastured on his premises, conditioned upon the repair of his fences. The fences were not repaired. To the knowledge of the owner this situation existed over a period of 4 years. The owner knew that unless the horses were removed, or that the fences were repaired, there was a probability of their wandering on the highway and causing injury to the lawful users thereof. The owner had control of his premises and had a duty to use his land in a reasonable manner to avoid injury to the users of the highway. This was not done in this case, and as a proximate result the plaintiffs were injured.
I therefore concur with the majority in holding that the owner should be held liable for damages for the injuries the plaintiffs sustained.
Stafford, C.J., and Rosellini, J., concur with Hunter, J.
Petition for rehearing denied April 3, 1975.