SOUND AND UNSOUND HORSES 



As carriers of live animals, a railway 

 company must take all reasonable pre- 

 cautions, but is not liable for damage 

 from wholly unusual or unexpected 

 causes, e.g., injury from some inherent 

 vice of the animal. The liability of 

 railway companies is restricted to £50 

 for a horse (ox, £1^ ; sheep and pigs, 

 £2), unless the value has been declared 

 at the time of booking, and the extra 

 charge for such paid. 



Both in England and Scotland, inn- 

 keepers, stablers and road carriers, are 

 liable for animals entrusted to their 

 care. The proprietor of such is liable 

 for damage arising out of negligence of 

 his servants. 



Carriers are not responsible for losses 

 arising from the act of God {e.g., light- 

 ning stroke to a horse whilst being con- 

 veyed home). 



A person who holds himself out to 

 perform, for hire, the duties of carrier, 



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