Francis v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

HOWARD, Judge.

This is a suit on a bond given pursuant to the requirements of the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, 7 U.S.C.A. § 181 et seq., and particularly Section 204 and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto by the United States Secretary of Agriculture. See Sections 201.29 and 201.31 of these regulations. Trial without a jury in the Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri, resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $8,568.-09. This court thus has jurisdiction of this appeal. We shall refer to the parties as they appeared below.

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