SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



the meaning of unsoundness, or better 

 still, unfitness. 



Horses are frequently warranted 

 sound and free from vice. 



It has been held in England that a 

 seller's general warranty was not con- 

 travened when the buyer found out that 

 the animal's age was over that stated 

 in the pedigree, because the vendor 

 showed that it was so stated in the pedi- 

 gree which he received when he pur- 

 chased the horse, and that he had no 

 reason for supposing that such was 

 untrue. We will not say " that the 

 seller had no other means for 

 ascertaining the correct age of the 

 horse." 



If the seller of a horse refuses to take 

 the animal back again after the buyer 

 finds that the warranty has been or 

 believes it to have been contravened, the 

 horse should be placed in neutral 

 custody. If the seller uses a horse thus 



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