Adams v. County of San Joaquin

Plaintiff filed a verified claim with the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County, pursuant to section 439.56 of the Agricultural Code, to recover damages in the sum of $240 for the loss of 12 sheep allegedly killed by dogs. Section 439.56 reads as follows:

“Each such claim shall be verified by the affidavits of two disinterested witnesses who shall fix the value of the livestock, the affidavits to be executed within four days after the finding of the carcasses of each animal and to establish the fact beyond reasonable doubt that the animal was killed by a dog or dogs. Such claims shall be…