Albright v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiff commenced this action to compel the board of county commissioners of Douglas county to pay him $5,125, one-half of the appraised value of cattle condemned and sold under the law for the protection of domestic animals, sections 11067-11104 of the General Statutes of 1915, as amended by chapter 12, Laws of 1917. The plaintiff recovered judgment, and the defendant appeals.

The plaintiff owned a number of pedigreed cattle that became infected with tuberculosis. They were inspected, appraised, and turned over to the state…