State v. Withrow

The defendant pleaded not guilty to' an information charging that on June 15, 1935, at Grant county, he “did use for public service a grade stallion for breeding purposes without first having the same registered with the department of agriculture and markets, contrary to> sec. 95.01 (2), Stats. 1935.” Trial was to the court without a jury. The court adjudged the defendant guilty.

The use for public service, as that term is defined in the statute, of a grade stallion without procuring' a certificate of registration is admitted. The point of the case is that it was impossible for the defendant…