Smith v. G. J. Theiss & Son

Appellees were the owners of a herd of thoroughbred cattle, and appointed and advertised a sale thereof, to be held at their farm in Buena Vista County, on the 29th day of June, 1918. Some time prior, appellees had appointed and advertised a sale of their cattle, or a portion of them, to take place at Sioux City, Iowa. Dr. J. I. Gibson, then state veterinarian, heard of the proposed sale, and went to Sioux City, and discovered that 11 head of the cattle were afflicted with tuberculosis, and stopped the sale, and gave permission to appellees to reship their cattle to their farm. On the date of…