Pearce ex rel. Livestock Sanitary Board v. Pitre

MILLER, Judge.

Defendant Sidney Pitre appeals the order requiring him to restrain his cattle for testing by plaintiff Louisiana Livestock Sanitary Board, pursuant to the Bang’s Disease Eradication Statute, LSA-R.S. 3 :2221 et seq. We affirm.

On July 28, 1971, six of Pitre’s cattle were delivered to Micelle’s Commission Yards, Inc., Lake Charles, Louisiana, by his boy. On the same date, payment for the six head of cattle was made by check issued by Micelle’s payable to Pitre for $936.58. Pitre’s endorsement appears on the back of the check. Morris Micelle, operator of Micelle’s, testified that…