Legal Opinion
Stickley v. Givens
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 25, 1940No. Record No. 2328PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
We are here called upon to determine the validity of the Act approved April 1, 1938, sometimes called the Bang’s Disease Act (Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, 1938, chapter 439, page 984, et seq.), providing for the prevention, control and eradication of contagious and infectious diseases of livestock and poultry. Virginia Code 1936, sections 907-920, as amended.
G. Louis Stickley, a dairyman, residing in Shenandoah county, Virginia, in June,-1939, brought this suit against H. C. Givens, State Veterinarian-, to enjoin the enforcement of the provisions of the above statute.
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