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from invasion, hence the meat should be condemned as 
unfit for human food. 
The defense also submitted in evidence a report made to 
plaintiffs by Prof. E. A. A. Grange, State Veterinarian of 
Michigan, Dr. V. T. Atkinson, deceased, late State Veterin¬ 
arian of Wisconsin, and Dr. Vogel, of Chicago, who were 
called as experts to examine the cattle in question, and re¬ 
ported that while the disease was doubtless actinomycosis, 
they did not consider it “ dangerously ” contagious, in the 
sense that it was readily transmissible. 
They further submitted a report of veterinarians Casewell, 
Scott, Page and Williams of an examination of the cattle in 
question, and of post-mortem examinations on three of the af¬ 
fected animals, which showed the disease in various internal 
organs. 
Evidence was introduced in behalf of plaintiffs, citing cases 
where affected animals had co-habitated with healthy animals 
for long periods of time without result, and the defendants 
introduced considerable similar evidence to prove the contra¬ 
ry, by citing cases where a large percentage of certain cattle 
herds had become affected apparently through cohabitation 
with diseased animals. 
The ordinary evidence as to the history of the case in 
question, disposition of the affected animals, official acts of the 
commissioners, etc., was introduced. After being out two 
days, the jury reported that they could not agree, and hence 
were discharged. It is probable the plaintiffs will continue 
the case and demand another trial. 
It is to be regretted that some decision was not reached by 
the jury, in order that the case might be appealed to the higher 
courts and some precedent established for dealing with actin¬ 
omycosis in the future. 
The question of the possibility of rendering the flesh of 
actinomycotic animals fit for food by thorough cooking did 
not enter prominently into the case. 
The two principal questions contested were the trans- 
missibility of the disease and the fitness of the carcass of the 
affected animal for human food, without relation to cooking. 
