SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



to be a " roarer," etc. The buyer is 

 unable to recover, whilst the seller is 

 perfectly free from the law of fraud. 



A warranty may be either verbal or 

 written, preferably the latter, in which 

 the abode of the seller, date, assurance, 

 and attested signature, are clearly set 

 forth thereon. 



The mere fact of having given a big 

 price for a horse does not, in law, imply 

 warranty as to soundness. This con- 

 trary view of the law of warranty has 

 long since exploded. 



Warranties are frequently given for a 

 limited period. Such are binding in 

 accordance with the tim.e specified. A 

 warrant}/ states that : — 



" If at the time of sale the horse has 

 any disease which either actually 

 does diminish the natural useful- 

 ness of the animal so as to make him 

 less capable of work of any descrip- 

 tion, or which in its ordinary pro- 



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