Opinion ID: 2979107
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Missing Cattle

Text: At some point in late 2003, Defendants discovered that they could not account for all the Scarff Brothers’ cattle that had been delivered to their lot. They initially suspected theft and fired Duane Geiger on January 30, 2004. On February 4th or 5th, Defendants informed Scarff Brothers that at least 100 head were missing. On February 11, 2004, Scarff Brothers came to inspect its cattle and Defendants told them that Duane Geiger had stolen the missing heads of cattle. A hand inspection done by both parties revealed 491 head unaccounted for. On February 12, 2004, Defendants reported the theft to the local sheriff. Soon after Scarff Brothers removed its cattle to other feed lots.