Spaulding v. Wood County

For several years prior to 1929, the defendant, hereafter called the county, had employed a county agricultural representative, hereafter called county agent, pursuant to the provisions of sec. 59.87, Stats. R. A. Peterson was such county agent. The county board had also appointed a special committee on agriculture. Sec. 59.87 (9). On May 15, 1929, a meeting of the committee was held for the purpose of adopting a program for the ensuing year. The program adopted included the project of improving dairy herds through the so-called mail-order system of testing cows. It was thought that at least…