Cattle trial extended due to lengthy testimony
A former Platte resident and the main defendant in a lawsuit involving a dispute over a Mount Vernon cattle operation testified Friday in front of a jury at the Davison County Courthouse.By: Chris Mueller, The Daily Republic
A former Platte resident and the main defendant in a lawsuit involving a dispute over a Mount Vernon cattle operation testified Friday in front of a jury at the Davison County Courthouse.
Dan Knoll, of Grafton, Ill., formerly of Platte, took the stand in his own defense as he and his attorney Gary Schumacher, of De Smet, hope to convince jurors to find in their favor.
Across the aisle, plaintiff Travis Hostler, part-owner of the Mount Vernon-based cattle operation Dry Run Cattle Co., and his attorney, Carl Koch, of Mitchell, claim Knoll, an agent of KLC LLC, and the Minnesota-based company Central Livestock Association Inc., breached the terms of an agreement to raise and sell 1,105 head of drug-free cattle by supplying cattle that were sick.
According to court documents, Dry Run Cattle is seeking more than $287,000 in damages.
The lawsuit, filed in 2008, went to trial Tuesday morning.
The trial was scheduled to conclude Friday, but because of lengthy testimony from both sides the trial has been extended to today.
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