Delta Sales Yard v. Patten

We are called on to decide whether a Deputy Brand Inspector, employed by the State Board of Stock Inspection is a “law enforcement authority” subject to the one-year statute of limitations. The court of appeals answered the question in the affirmative. We affirm.

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Delta Sales Yard (Delta) operates a licensed livestock sales yard. Delta filed a complaint in the district court in November 1990 against Pepper Patten (Patten) and Joseph R. Schrader 1 alleging that in December 1988, Schrader purchased sixty-one head of cattle from Delta for $24,613.86 through the Limón Livestock Exchange. Delta…