Derouen v. Le Bleu

Plaintiff alleges in his petition that he is the owner of a certain black muley headed cow about four years old branded with his official brand, together with a calf about one year old born of said cow; that the cow and calf are worth the sum of $175 and are in the possession of defendant, Napoleon Cormier; that in June, 1939, the cow was missed from his herd of cattle; that defendant LeBleu unlawfully took the cow from plaintiff's herd of cattle, and converted it to his own use and sometime thereafter sold said cow to the defendant Cormier. The prayer of plaintiff's petition is that he be…