WARRANTY. 151 



The wording of the written warranty ought to 

 cover the age, soundness, freedom from vice, and 

 the suitabihty of the animal for the purposes 

 desired. It may be written after the following 

 style : — 



" Received from Benjamin Smith the sum of fifty 

 guineas for a grey mare, warranted only five years 

 old, and free from vice, quiet to ride and drive 

 in single or double harness, sound, and correct in 

 every way. 



£52 10 o (Signed) Arthur Simpson." 



Date : 



Distinguishing marks: 



A warranty given after sale is useless, and so are 

 any remarks relating to the contract not upon the 

 written document. 



Warranty as to soundness does not cover suitability 

 for a particular purpose. 



When more than one horse is sold for one 

 amount, and there is a warranty given as to the 

 quality of all, the contract of sale is entire, but the 

 warranty is several (Oliphant's " Law of Horses "). 



A warranty applies to the time of sale and not to 

 future events, unless this be expressly stipulated or 

 embodied in such warranty. 



