Schroeder v. Drees

Respondents are operators of a livestock business in Peshtigo, Wisconsin; part of said business consists of operating a sales pavilion for the disposal of farmers’ surplus livestock. On Fridays from May to' October, inclusive, sales are conducted at the pavilion and livestock is sold for the owners or consignors in the auction ring. The stock sold is not the property of the respondents. A licensed veterinarian, appointed by the state, supervises the sale and passes on the credentials of all the stock offered for sale.

About a week prior to June 1, 1951, one C. E. Reynolds of Southwest City,…