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CHAPTER XIII . 



Breach of Warranty. 



When a person purchases a horse with a general 

 warranty of soundness, and he afterwards discovers 

 that the animal is unsound, and that he can prove 

 such unsoundness was in existence at the time of 

 sale, there is no necessity to either return the horse 

 nor yet give notice to the seller, though it is advisable 

 to do either the one or the other. 



In Scotland the buyer has a right to return a horse 

 if he discovers a breach of warranty, and the 

 return should be done at once, accompanied by 

 notice to the vendor. If the purchaser fails to do 

 this, he is regarded as having acquiesced with 

 reference to the faults discovered, and is accordingly 

 unable to maintain an action against the seller. 



There is no specified time in either England or 

 Scotland regulating the return of the animal after 

 discovering the breach of warranty, but it is a matter, 

 of common understanding that the sooner it is 

 done the better. 



