Is an animal that strays on a highway a trespassing animal?
Saskatchewan, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gordon v. Allan, 1941 CanLII 139 (SK QB):
In Cox v. Burbidge, supra, it was held that if an animal is not lawfully upon a highway but is trespassing, as when it has merely strayed on the highway, the owner is responsible for the ordinary consequences of such trespass.
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