Does a farmer have a duty to prevent his cow from straying on to a highway?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lane v. Biel, 1970 CanLII 579 (SK QB):
It is my conclusion that the rule in Searle v. Wallbank applies in Saskatchewan and therefore there was no duty on the defendant to prevent his cow from straying on to the highway.
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